The Israeli Army confirmed this Friday that it had recovered the bodies of three hostages, who were being held in the Gaza Strip, including that of the young German-Israeli influencer Shani Louk, 23 years old.whose death had been confirmed at the end of October.
The other two dead are Amit Buskila28 years old, and Itzhak Gelerenter57 years old, both kidnapped and already dead, according to the Israeli Army, and who attended the Nova festival on October 7, where around 360 people were murdered and 40 arrested at the hands of the Islamist group.
“According to verified intelligence information, Yitzhak Gelernter, Shani Louk and Amit Buskila They were killed during the October 7 massacre at the Mefalsim intersection and their bodies were kidnapped in Gaza“military spokesman Daniel Hagari said today in a video message.
Last night, the three bodies were recovered in Rafah (south), during a joint military operation of the Army and the Internal Intelligence Service (Shin Bet) based on information obtained during interrogations.
The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahulamented this “heartbreaking” loss in a statement and sent his condolences and those of his wife, Sara Netanyahu, to the families.
“We will return all our hostages, both the living and the deceased. I congratulate our brave forces whose determined action has returned the sons and daughters to their own border“added Netanyahu, whom many Israelis accuse of hindering a truce agreement to free more than thirty live hostages.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog also sent his condolences to the families in a statement, and said the bodies will receive “eternal rest in Israel.”
The Images of the German-Israeli Louk, in a van driven by Hamas militiamen during the October 7 massacre, went around the world. On October 30, the Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed her death, according to what a spokesperson told EFE, after finding a part of the young woman’s body.
