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IDF Confirms Body of Israeli Hostage Kidnapped by Hamas Recovered

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced that the body of one of the hostages captured by Hamas on October 7, 2023, was recovered during an operation in Gaza.

IDF spokesperson Maj. Gen. Daniel Hagari said in a post on It was announced that it had been recovered. , also known as ShinBet.

Benjamin’s body was recovered along with those of Yitzhak Gerantel, Shani Luke and Amit Baskira.

Hagari explained that “verified intelligence information” indicated that Benjamin was killed on October 7, when Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages. Benjamin’s body was taken “to Gaza by Hamas terrorists.”

“According to verified intelligence in our possession, the late Ron Binyamin was killed during a brutal terrorist attack in the Mefalim siege on October 7, and his body was kidnapped by Hamas terrorists to Gaza. ,” Hagari said. I have written Saturday.

The joint operation carried out by the IDF and ISA was carried out “on the basis of information” received from terrorists “arrested in the Gaza Strip” and interrogated, and on “intelligence guidance from the POW/MIA Command in the Gaza Strip.” It was done. It’s the intelligence department. ”

“After identification procedures were conducted by medical personnel from the National Institute of Forensic Medicine and the Israeli Police, IDF representatives notified the family the same day,” Hagari wrote.

According to reports, Hamas terrorists abducted Benjamin as he returned home from a bicycle trip after hearing sirens blaring around 6:30 a.m. on October 7. era of israel.

Some hostages have been released, but around 130 hostages are still being held by Hamas in Gaza. The IDF estimates that 40 of the hostages taken by Hamas have died.

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