Israeli military recovers bodies of three hostages in Gaza
- Europe
- June 23, 2025
By & nbspEuronews
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AdvertisementThe FDI soldiers, in coordination with the General Security Service, recovered and returned to Israel the remains of three hostages: Yonatan Samerano, Ofra Keidar and Sergeant Shai Levinson.
Toke place operation during the night. After identification at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, families were informed of the result.
Yonatan Samerano, 21, was attending the Nova Music Festival in western Negev when Hamas launched his attack on Israel. He and two friends fled to Kibbutz Be’eri, but Hamas militants had already infiltrated the area. The three were killed and their bodies tasks in Gaza’s strip.
The kidnapping of SAMERANO was captured in CCTV. The Israeli authorities then stated that their captor was a UNRWA employee, the United Nations Agency for Palestinian refugees.
Germany expressed condolences to the family of Shai Levinson, 19, who had a double Israeli-German citizenship.
The commander of the Shai Levinson tank team, a sergeant in the seventh armored division of the FDI, was killed in a battle with militants on October 7. His death was official reported in January 2024.
Ofra Keidar, 71, went out to walk early on the morning of October 7 when she was killed by Hamas: her body was tasks for Gaza. The attackers shot her husband inside her house. Before he died, Ofra tolerates his loved ones on the phone who were shooting him.
Today, about 50 hostages remain in Gaza, and intelligence evaluations suggest that only 20 of them are still alive.
According to Israeli authorities, approximately 1,200 people were killed and 251 tasks hostage duration Hamas’ attack in southern Israel.
In response, Israel launched a military campaign against Hamas in Gaza. According to the Ministry of Health in the territory led by Hamas, the conflict has resulted in the death of more than 55,000 Palestinians, most of them women and children.
