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06/05/2025June 5, 2025
Israel recovers bodies of two hostages
Israel on Thursday announced that it had recovered the bodies of two of its citizens taken hostage by the Islamist militant group Hamas — which is labeled a terror organization by Israel, the US and many other nations — on October 7, 2023.
identified the bodies as those of Judith Weinstein (70) and Gad Haggai (72). The couple was initially pronounced dead in December 2023. The two were kidnapped at Kibbutz Nir Oz while on an early morning walk.
Weinstein was able to call Israeli emergency services before she disappeared, saying that both she and her husband had been shot.
militants killed some 1,200 people on October 7. Of the 251 individuals taken by the group, 56 remain under their control. Around a third of those hostages are thought to be alive. Many have been released in exchanges between Israel and Hamas, and eight were rescued alive by Israeli forces.
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Skip next section Welcome to our Gaza coverage for Thursday 06/05/2025June 5, 2025
Welcome to our Gaza coverage for Thursday
Welcome to our Gaza coverage this Thursday, June 5. DW will bring you the latest from the region as claims to have recovered the bodies of a couple taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023 and the country’s foreign minister travels to Berlin for consultations with German leaders.
Israel also said it would reopen controversial aid centers for Gazans desperately searching for food assistance after they were shut on Wednesday.
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