The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in the Hamas-led 7 October attack on southern Israel.
The military said in a statement Tuesday that its forces recovered the bodies in an overnight operation in southern Gaza.
It identified the hostages as Yagev Buchshtab, Alexander Dancyg, Avraham Munder, Yoram Metzger, Nadav Popplewell and Haim Perry, without saying when or how they died.
Five of the hostages were over 50 years old when they were captured, and three had family members who were released during a weeklong cease-fire in November.
“Kibbutz Nir Oz announces with great sadness the murder of the late Avraham Munder, 79, in captivity in Gaza after suffering physical and mental torture for months,” the community said in a statement.
Palestinian militants had abducted Munder, his wife, daughter and grandson during the 7 October attack.
