"Israel has returned the bodies of two hostages" - Netanyahu

Israel has returned the bodies of two hostages killed and kidnapped on October 7, 2023, from the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced.

"As a result of a special operation by the Shin Bet and the IDF in the Gaza Strip, the bodies of two of our abductees held by the Hamas terrorist organization were returned: Judy Weinstein-Hagai and Gadi Hagai from Kibbutz Nir Oz, may their memory be blessed," he wrote on his Telegram channel.

Hagai was 72 years old, Weinstein was 70. Both the man and the woman are US citizens. Their remains were hidden in Khan Yunis, The Times of Israel clarified, citing the IDF.

Netanyahu stressed that Israel will not stop until it returns all of its abducted citizens, both living and dead.