This undated photograph supplied by the Hostages Households Discussion board exhibits Avraham Munder, who was held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza. On Tuesday, Kibbutz Nir Oz introduced Munder died whereas in Hamas captivity.
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JERUSALEM — The Israeli army mentioned Tuesday that it recovered the our bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault that began the battle in Gaza, as U.S. and Arab mediators tried to advance an settlement to halt the combating and launch scores of different militant-held captives.
The army mentioned its forces recovered the our bodies in an in a single day operation in southern Gaza, with out saying when or how the six died. A discussion board for hostage households mentioned they have been kidnapped alive. Hamas says some captives have been killed and wounded in Israeli airstrikes.
An Israeli airstrike on Tuesday killed no less than 10 individuals at a school-turned-shelter in Gaza Metropolis, in what the army mentioned was a exact strike on a Hamas command middle. One other strike killed a mom and her 5 kids in central Gaza.
This undated photograph exhibits Nadav Popplewell, who was held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza. On Tuesday, the Hostages Households Discussion board introduced the dying of Popplewell whereas in Hamas captivity.
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The restoration of the stays is a blow to Hamas, which hopes to trade hostages for Palestinian prisoners, an Israeli withdrawal and a long-lasting cease-fire. Nevertheless it was additionally prone to enhance stress on Israel’s authorities to achieve a deal to free dozens of hostages who’re nonetheless believed to be alive.
This undated photograph exhibits Yoram Metzger, who was held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza. On Tuesday, the Hostages Households Discussion board introduced Metzger’s dying whereas in Hamas captivity.
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The army mentioned it had recognized the stays of Chaim Perry, 80; Yoram Metzger, 80; Avraham Munder, 79; Alexander Dancyg, 76; Nadav Popplewell, 51; and Yagev Buchshtav, 35. Metzger, Munder, Popplewell and Buchshtav had relations who have been additionally kidnapped however freed throughout a November cease-fire.
Munder’s dying was confirmed on Tuesday by Kibbutz Nir Oz, the farming neighborhood the place he was amongst round 80 residents who have been taken captive. It mentioned he died “after enduring months of physical and mental torture.” Israeli authorities had beforehand decided that the opposite 5 have been deceased.
This undated photograph exhibits Haim Peri, who was held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza. On Tuesday, the Hostages Households Discussion board introduced the dying of Peri whereas in Hamas captivity.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the restoration effort and mentioned “our hearts ache for the terrible loss.”
“The State of Israel will continue to make every effort to return all of our hostages — both alive and dead,” he mentioned in a press release.
This undated photograph exhibits Yagev Buchshtab, who was held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza. On Tuesday, the Hostages Households Discussion board introduced the dying of Buchshtab whereas in Hamas captivity.
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Israeli Protection Minister Yoav Gallant additionally praised the operation, which he mentioned had been carried out inside Hamas’ huge tunnel community. There have been no quick experiences of any casualties amongst Israelis or Palestinians within the restoration operation.
Hamas continues to be believed to be holding round 110 hostages captured within the Oct. 7 assault. Israeli authorities estimate round a 3rd of them are useless.
This undated photograph exhibits Alex Dancyg, who was held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza. On Tuesday, the Hostages Households Discussion board introduced the dying of Dancyg whereas in Hamas captivity.
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Blinken, who’s on his ninth go to to the area because the begin of the battle, mentioned Monday that Netanyahu has accepted a proposal to bridge gaps within the cease-fire talks, which have dragged on for months, and referred to as on Hamas to do the identical.
Hamas has accused the USA of embracing Israeli calls for and making an attempt to impose them on the militant group. There nonetheless seem like huge gaps between the 2 sides, together with Israel’s demand for lasting management over two strategic corridors in Gaza, which Hamas has rejected.
Hamas-led militants burst via Israel’s defenses on Oct. 7 and rampaged throughout the south, killing some 1,200 individuals, largely civilians, and taking round 250 individuals hostage. Over 100 hostages have been launched in trade for Palestinians imprisoned in Israel throughout a weeklong cease-fire final 12 months.
Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed over 40,000 Palestinians, in keeping with Gaza’s Well being Ministry, which doesn’t say what number of have been militants. Air and floor operations have brought on widespread destruction and compelled the overwhelming majority of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents to flee their properties, usually a number of instances. Help teams worry the outbreak of illnesses like polio.
The Palestinian Civil Protection, first responders working underneath the Hamas-run authorities, mentioned the strike on the Mustafa Hafez faculty in Gaza Metropolis killed no less than 10 individuals and that they have been nonetheless looking for survivors. It mentioned round 700 individuals have been sheltering on the faculty when it was hit.
The Israeli army mentioned the strike focused Hamas militants who had arrange a command middle inside the varsity and have been planning and launching assaults.
An Israeli airstrike in central Gaza killed 5 kids and their mom, in keeping with the close by Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, the place an Related Press reporter counted the our bodies. The hospital mentioned the daddy, Alaa Abu Zeid, a schoolteacher, has been in Israeli detention for the final 9 months.
The mediators have been making an attempt to finalize a proposal for a three-phase course of through which Hamas would launch all of the hostages in return for the discharge of extra Palestinian prisoners, an Israeli withdrawal from the territory and a long-lasting truce.
Blinken traveled to Egypt on Tuesday and was additionally anticipated to carry talks in Qatar. The 2 Arab international locations have performed a key position in mediating with Hamas.
