Israeli Forces Retrieve Bodies of 5 Hostages From Gaza, Military Says

Israelis and hostage families watch a screening of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he addresses Congress on a visit to the United States, at the so-called Hostages Square, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on July 24, 2024. Ricardo Moraes/Reuters

JERUSALEM—Israeli forces recovered on July 24 the bodies of five hostages killed in the Hamas terrorist group’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack and held in Gaza since, the Israeli military said.

Maya Goren, a 56-year-old kindergarten teacher, was killed during the attack on her kibbutz, Nir Oz, one of the communities hit hardest in the deadly attack in southern Israel that triggered the Israel–Hamas war, according to Israeli Army Radio.