On Wednesday, the Israeli military announced that the body of Yosef Ziyadne, a Bedouin taken hostage by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023, was found in a tunnel in Gaza. Evidence was also discovered that his son Hamza may have also been killed.
Minister of Defense Israel Israel Katz announced on Wednesday that the bodies of two Israeli hostages, held in the Gaza Strip since the Palestinian Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, were found in Rafah. The dead were father and son, Yosef and Hamza Zijadne.
“I would like to express my sincere condolences to the family after the discovery of the bodies of Josef and Hamza, who were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on October 7 and brought back thanks to the heroic operation of our brave soldiers,” Kac wrote on the X platform.
Hamas tunnel in the Gaza Strip, captured by Israeli forces Noam Galai/Getty Images
Hostage body discovered in a Hamas tunnel
Reuters explained that in fact the Israeli military found the body of one hostage – Yosef Ziyadne, but also had evidence indicating that his son Hamza may have been killed.
As reported by the Times of Israel, the body of an Israeli hostage was found in a Hamas tunnel in Rafah in the southern part of the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli army has already ended military operations.
However, the soldiers returned there after receiving intelligence information that the bodies of the kidnapped were there.
Two bodies of Hamas fighters, who were probably guarding Israeli hostages, were also found in the tunnel. The cause of Israelis' garbage is unknown.
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