The bodies of two Israeli-American hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 were recovered from southern Gaza during a military operation, according to a statement from Israeli military and the Shin Bet security agency.

Israel has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip. Israeli strikes overnight and into Thursday meanwhile killed at least 13 people,

"After more than 600 days of pain and waiting, the bodies of Gadi Haggai and Judih Weinstein Haggai were returned to Israel overnight in a military operation," the kibbutz announced. "The couple, residents of Kibbutz Nir Oz, were murdered and abducted by Hamas terrorists in the fields of their kibbutz during the October 7th attack."