Israel recovers the remains of 3 hostages from Gaza

The remains of three hostages most held in the Gaza Strip have been recovered, said the Israeli army on Sunday, while the strikes continued in the Palestinian territory.

The army identified the remains such as those of Yonatan Samran, 21, ofra Keidar, 70, and Shay Levinson, 19. The three were killed during the terrorist attack of October 7 of Hamas in Israel that caused the current war. The militant group backed by Iraní still has 50 hostages, however, it is believed that less than 25 are alive.

The military did not provide any detail about the recovery operation.

“The campaign to return to the hostages continues constantly and is happening along with the campaign against Iran,” said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a statement. “We will not rest until we return to all our kidnapped home, both the living and the dead.”

Kobi Sameran said in a Facebook post that his son’s remains were returned about what Yonatan’s 23rd birthday would have been.

“Jonati, we have had the privilege of living on his side 21 and a half and a half of light, and today, under a new light,” his father wrote on Facebook. “You returned to us, a beloved son, wrapped in the light of heroism, of faith, of an entire nation.”

The terrorists led by Hamas killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapped 251 people in the October 7 attack. More than half of the hostages have been returned in high fire agreements or other agreements, eight have been rescued alive and Israeli forces have recovered dozens of bodies.

The Families de Hosges forum, the main organization that represents the families of the hostages, has repeatedly requested an agreement to release the remaining captives.

“Particularly in the context of current military developments and significant achievements in Iran, we want to emphasize that bringing back to the remaining 50 hostages is the key to achieving any type of victory,” he said in a statement on Sunday.

Hamas has said that he will only release the remaining hostages in exchange for more Palestinian prisoners, a high durable fire and an Israeli retreat from Gaza.

Netanyahu has rejected those terms, saying that Israel will continue the war until all hostages are returned and Hamas is defeated or disarmed and sent into exile.

The attack of October 7 and Israel’s offensive A chain of events leading Israel’s surprise attack against Iran last week. The United States acted during the night with Attacks in three Iranian nuclear siteswith President Trump calling them a “spectacular military success.”

The retaliation offensive of Israel has killed more than 55,000 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health, directed by Hamas, who has said that women and children represent more than half of the dead. It does not distinguish between civilians and combatants.

Four people were killed on Sunday in an air attack at the Nuseirat refugee camp built in Central Gaza, according to the Al-Awda hospital, where the bodies were brought. He said that another 22 people were injured while waiting for help trucks.

Palestinian witnesses and health officials say that Israeli forces have repeatedly opened fire to crowds seeking desperately necessary food, killing hundreds of people in recent weeks. The Army says that it has triggered the warning shots to the people who, according to people, approached their forces in a suspicious way.

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