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 navy mentioned Tuesday that it recovered the our bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 assault that began the struggle 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 navy 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 not less than 10 folks at a school-turned-shelter in Gaza Metropolis, in what the navy mentioned was a exact strike on a Hamas command middle. One other strike killed a mom and her 5 youngsters 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 demise of Popplewell whereas in Hamas captivity.
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The restoration of the stays is a blow to Hamas, which hopes to change hostages for Palestinian prisoners, an Israeli withdrawal and an enduring cease-fire. However it was additionally prone to enhance stress on Israel’s authorities to succeed in 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 demise whereas in Hamas captivity.
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The navy 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 members of the family who have been additionally kidnapped however freed throughout a November cease-fire.
Munder’s demise 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 bodily and psychological 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 demise 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 horrible loss.”
“The State of Israel will proceed to make each effort to return all of our hostages — each alive and lifeless,” he mentioned in an announcement.
This undated photograph exhibits Yagev Buchshtab, who was held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza. On Tuesday, the Hostages Households Discussion board introduced the demise 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 fast experiences of any casualties amongst Israelis or Palestinians within the restoration operation.
Hamas remains to be believed to be holding round 110 hostages captured within the Oct. 7 assault. Israeli authorities estimate round a 3rd of them are lifeless.
This undated photograph exhibits Alex Dancyg, who was held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza. On Tuesday, the Hostages Households Discussion board introduced the demise 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 struggle, 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 america of embracing Israeli calls for and attempting 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 by way of Israel’s defenses on Oct. 7 and rampaged throughout the south, killing some 1,200 folks, principally civilians, and taking round 250 folks hostage. Over 100 hostages have been launched in change 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 prompted widespread destruction and compelled the overwhelming majority of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents to flee their properties, typically a number of occasions. Support teams worry the outbreak of illnesses like polio.
The Palestinian Civil Protection, first responders working below the Hamas-run authorities, mentioned the strike on the Mustafa Hafez college in Gaza Metropolis killed not less than 10 folks and that they have been nonetheless looking for survivors. It mentioned round 700 folks have been sheltering on the college when it was hit.
The Israeli navy 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 youngsters 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 attempting to finalize a proposal for a three-phase course of by which Hamas would launch all of the hostages in return for the discharge of extra Palestinian prisoners, an Israeli withdrawal from the territory and an enduring 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 function in mediating with Hamas.
