Israel Retrieves Bodies of 5 Hostages in Southern Gaza Strip

Using information from captured terrorists, the IDF located the bodies underneath what had previously been designated a ‘humanitarian area’ around Khan Yunis.

Israeli soldiers at an excavated Hamas tunnel in southern Gaza Strip’s Khan Yunis during an operation that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said recovered five hostage bodies on July 24, 2024. Israel Defense Forces

The Israeli military says it has recovered five hostage bodies from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip in the course of its ongoing offensive.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a public statement that the five—a woman murdered on Oct. 7 and four soldiers whose bodies were taken to Gaza after they fell fighting Hamas in Israel that day during the terrorists’ surprise attack—were found on July 24.