JERUSALEM: The Israeli army said on Tuesday (Aug 20) it retrieved the bodies of six hostages from Gaza's southern area of Khan Younis in a joint operation with internal security agency Shin Bet.
A man walks past a wall displaying posters of hostages, most of whom were kidnapped during the deadly Oct 7 attack by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel , on Aug 18, 2024. JERUSALEM: The Israel i army said on Tuesday it retrieved the bodies of six hostages from Gaza 's southern area of Khan Younis in a joint operation with internal security agency Shin Bet.
The recovery of the bodies"provides their families with necessary closure and grants eternal rest to the murdered", campaign group the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a statement. Mediators Egypt, Qatar and the United States are urging Israel and Hamas to agree a ceasefire deal that would help secure the release of remaining hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails."Kibbutz Nir Oz announces with great sadness the murder of the late Avraham Munder, 79, in captivity in Gaza after suffering physical and mental torture for months," the community said in a statement.
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