Israeli military says it has recovered bodies of 4 captives from Gaza
The Israeli military has announced that it has recovered the bodies of four Israeli captives, two civilians and two soldiers, during an operation in the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
The civilians were named as 56-year-old Maya Goren and 33-year-old Oren Goldin, while the soldiers were named as 19-year-old Sergeant Kiril Brodski and 20-year-old Staff Sergeant Tomer Yaakov Ahimas.
All four were killed during the Hamas-led October 7 attacks on southern Israel and their bodies were taken to Gaza.
The Israeli military said troops with the 98th Division and members of the Shin Bet agency reached the site in Khan Younis and recovered the bodies, without offering more details.
It is now estimated that 112 of the 251 captives taken to Gaza on October 7 remain within the war-torn territory.
Israeli military confirms body of fifth captive returned from Gaza
The Israeli military has confirmed that it has returned the body of a fifth captive from Gaza. They named the man as Ravid Katz, a member of the Nir Oz kibbutz security team who was killed on October 7 and his body taken to the Palestinian enclave.
All five had already been declared dead by the Israeli military.
Am I the only one that thinks it rather odd to go through all the trouble to transport dead people into Gaza? And what is left of a body after 9 months?
Buried in moist fertile soil, unembalmed bodies decay quickly and after 9 months there will usually only be bones remaining as found in mass graves in Bosnia. The mass graves found at Al Shifa and Nassar had very decomposed bodies just after a few weeks.
