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Israel recovered the bodies of three more hostages held by Hamas following the terror group’s attack on Israel in October 2023.
The remains of the three hostages were recovered by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) during a special operation on Saturday and have been identified as Ofra Keidar, Yonatan Samerano and Shay Levinson, according to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters.
“Our hearts are with the Keidar, Samerano, and Levinson families today,” the organization said. “Alongside the grief and pain, their return provides some comfort to the families who have waited in agony, uncertainty and doubt for 625 days.”
The group added that the return of all hostages is essential for national healing and recovery.
Samerano, who was 21 at the time of his death, “was brutally murdered and abducted from Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7, 2023, by Hamas terrorists, including a UNRWA employee, after fleeing the Nova music festival,” according to the IDF.
Yonatan, or “Yonati” as his friends and family called him, “was always surrounded by friends – a talented DJ who just wanted to make music, bring joy, and travel,” the Hostage Families Forum said.
“Even at his young age, he was an entrepreneur at heart and a savvy businessman who dreamed of developing his career in event production.”
Levinson, a staff sergeant and tank commander in the “Oz” (77) Battalion, “engaged and fought terrorists on the morning of October 7 and fell in combat,” according to the IDF.
“He was then abducted by Hamas terrorists.”
Levinson, who was 19 years old at the time of his death, is remembered as “a quiet and exceptional young man – ambitious and driven, who pushed himself to excel in sports and every field that interested him,” the Hostage Families Forum said.
“Shay, a resident of Givat Avni in the Lower Galilee, was an outstanding player on the M.S. Eilabun volleyball team – a team that serves as a model for Jewish-Arab cooperation,” according to the organization.
“Shay chose to forgo the opportunity to receive active athlete status and instead chose meaningful combat service in the IDF.”
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