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Israeli military returns bodies of 3 dead Hostages from Gaza Strip - Army

Tel Aviv, June 22 (UNI) The Israeli military returned the bodies of three dead hostages from the Gaza Strip during a special operation, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday.
"In a special operation carried out by the ISA and the IDF, the bodies of the hostages Ofra Keidar, Yonatan Samerano, and Staff Sergeant Shay Levinson were recovered from the Gaza Strip yesterday," the IDF said on Telegram.
The Israeli army said they all died during the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
On October 7, 2023, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. Hamas fighters infiltrated the border areas, opened fire on the military and civilians and took around 250 hostages. Israeli authorities say that about 1,200 people were killed during the raid.
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