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🎗️ IDF SUCCESSFULLY RECOVERS BODY OF ISRAELI HOSTAGE FROM GAZA STRIP AND DETAILS OF HOSTAGE DEATHS IN GAZA - Part 2🎗️

Statement from the IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari:

In August, IDF forces entered the tunnel based on intelligence and recovered the bodies of the six hostages. Their bodies were brought to Israel for burial. Alongside them, the bodies of six Hamas terrorists were found. Forensic examinations revealed gunfire wounds on the hostages' bodies, while the terrorists’ bodies bore no signs of gunfire or injuries."

"The investigation examined the circumstances of the hostages’ deaths and considered several possibilities. The most likely scenario is that, following the strike, the terrorists murdered the hostages and were subsequently killed as a result of secondary effects of the strike.Another possibility is that the hostages were killed by secondary effects along with the terrorists, and subsequently shot by other terrorists who arrived later. A less probable possibility is that the hostages were killed before the strike.

Due to the prolonged period between their deaths and the forensic examination conducted at the Ministry of Health’s Institute of Forensic Medicine, it is not possible to definitively determine whether the hostages were killed by gunfire or as a result of exposure to the aftermath of the strike. Therefore, all possibilities were examined, and the most probable assessment is that following the strike near the location where they were held, the hostages were murdered by the terrorists, after which the terrorists themselves were killed."

"Although the strike was conducted in accordance with the regulations at the time, following lessons learned from the investigation, the necessary approvals for such strikes have since been incorporated. We are making significant efforts to gather intelligence on the hostages still being held in Gaza. However, we must acknowledge that our intelligence is not foolproof. Operational lessons from this incident have been incorporated to minimize risks to hostages in the future.

Our mission was to bring the hostages home alive, and we failed. We remain committed to doing everything possible to bring all hostages back from Gaza—whether alive or for burial."

"We must never forget the cruel actions of Hamas terrorists, who, on October 7, abducted children, women, and men, including elderly individuals requiring medical care, holding them under inhumane conditions and shooting them while they were defenseless. As we conclude this investigation, we remain focused on the 100 hostages still held by Hamas. Dozens are alive, enduring unimaginable conditions, with some requiring urgent medical attention. It is our moral obligation to return all of them to their families. The IDF continues to create the conditions necessary to achieve this mission.

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