Israeli Army Locates Bodies of Taken Hostages
After a long search, the Israeli army reported on Sunday that they had found the bodies of three hostages in Gaza. These individuals had been taken by Hamas fighters more than 20 months earlier. The discovery brings a painful chapter closer to an end.
Yesterday, during a planned mission, Israeli army found and brought back the bodies of three people, Ofra Keidar, Yonatan Samerano, and soldier Shay Levinson, from inside Gaza, the army shared.
While speaking to the public on Sunday, Samerano’s father shared that his son’s body had finally been found by the Israeli army. His son had been killed in a border village on October 7, 2023, and taken into Gaza during the attack. The family now has some closure after many painful months.
In a tragic update shared by the army, 71-year-old Ofra Keidar, a mother of three, was killed during an attack on her home and taken afterward. Shay Levinson, just 19 and serving as a tank commander, died while bravely facing armed attackers on the morning of October 7. Their stories are now part of a painful national memory.
A deadly event in October 2023 shook Israel, when the Palestinian group Hamas launched an attack. As reported by AFP using official data, 1,219 people were killed, most of them innocent civilians. The tragedy left a deep impact on the nation and its people.
Israeli Army Shares Updates on Ongoing Losses and Damage
In October 2023, a deadly attack by the Palestinian group Hamas shook Israel, leading to the deaths of 1,219 people, most of them innocent civilians, according to official data reported by AFP. During that attack, 251 people were taken as hostages. While some were freed later, 49 are still believed to be in Gaza. The Israeli arm says that 27 of them have sadly died. Among those lost was 71-year-old Ofra Keidar, a mother of three, who was killed in a kibbutz and taken away.
Nineteen-year-old tank commander Shay Levinson was also killed while bravely fighting during the early hours of the attack. Samerano, another victim, was murdered in a village near the Gaza border and taken across, and on Sunday, his father confirmed the army had recovered his body. In a recent mission, the bodies of Keidar, Levinson, and Samerano were found and returned, offering their families some closure after many months of grief.
In October 2023, a violent attack by the Palestinian group Hamas left Israel in shock. According to official reports gathered by AFP, 1,219 people were killed, most of them innocent civilians. During the assault, 251 people were taken as hostages. Over time, some were released, but 49 are still being held in Gaza. The Israeli army says that 27 of those remaining hostages have already died. Among the victims was Ofra Keidar, a 71-year-old mother of three, who was killed in her community and taken away.
Shay Levinson, a 19-year-old tank commander, lost his life while fighting to stop the attackers on the morning of October 7. Samerano was also killed that day in a village near the Gaza border, and his body was taken into Gaza. His father later confirmed that the Israeli army had recovered his body. In a recent mission, the army found and brought back the remains of Keidar, Levinson, and Samerano, offering their families some long-awaited closure.
Meanwhile, the war has taken a heavy toll on Gaza. According to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory, at least 55,908 people have died due to Israeli arm strikes. Most of those who lost their lives were ordinary people, men, women, and children with no role in the fighting. The United Nations has reviewed these numbers and considers them reliable. The human cost of the conflict continues to grow, leaving deep scars on both sides.
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