IDF Recovers the Bodies of 5 Israeli Hostages in Khan Younis, Gaza

by Karen Faulkner, Worthy News Correspondent

(Worthy News) – Israel Defense Forces fighting the Hamas terror group in Gaza have recovered the bodies of five Israelis they believe were murdered by Hamas during the Oct. 7 massacre and taken to the Strip the same day, the Jerusalem Post reports. The confirmed deaths of the five Israelis means there remain 115 hostages, alive or dead, in Gaza.

In a joint operation in the Khan Younis area of Gaza, the IDF and the Shin Bet Israeli security agency recovered the bodies of Maya Goren, Sgt. Kiril Brodski, Staff-Sergeant Tomer Achimas, Oren Goldin, and Warrant Officer (res.) Ravid Aryeh Katz, JPost reports. The bodies of the dead hostages were returned to their families in Israel on Wednesday, the IDF announced on Thursday.

“Maya Goren, 56, from Kibbutz Nir Oz, was kidnapped to the Gaza Strip on October 7. In December, it was announced she had been killed on that day. Her husband, Avner, was also murdered on October 7. The couple left behind four children: Asif, Bar, Gal, and Dekel,” JPost said.

“Sgt. Kiril Brodski, 19, from Ramat Gan, was killed while fighting on October 7 near Kibbutz Nirim. In November, it was announced that Brodski had been killed on October 7 and that his body had been kidnapped to Gaza,” JPost said.

“Staff Sergeant Tomer Yaakov Ahimas, 20, from Lehavim, was killed in battle in Nirim on October 7. In November, it was announced that he had been killed on October 7, and his body had been kidnapped to Gaza,” JPost reports.

“Oren Goldin, 33, a member of the Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak’s emergency standby squad, was killed on October 7. Three additional members of the kibbutz’s standby squad were kidnapped alongside Goldin, JPost said.

“Warrant Officer (res.) Ravid Aryeh Katz, 51, from Nir Oz, was killed on October 7. In November, it was announced that he had been killed on October 7, and his body had been kidnapped to Gaza,” JPost reports.

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