After 56 days in which their fate in captivity was unknown, today (Friday) it became known that six civilians from Nir Oz and Bari and from the parties in Re'im were murdered by Hamas. At the same time, it was permitted for publication that the body of the abducted Ofir Sarfati was located in Gaza by an IDF and ISA force and brought to Israel for burial.
The series of messages to the families comes against the backdrop of an ongoing effort. The testimonies of those released served as valuable intelligence information and shed light on the fate of abductees. At the same time, IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Daniel Hagari noted this evening that "findings collected and substantiated intelligence information" led to the delivery of the announcements. The person who determined death was an expert committee of the Ministry of Health, together with the Institute of Forensic Medicine, the Chief Rabbi of Israel and the Ministry of Religious Affairs.
Documentation: Abductees transferred by Hamas to the Red Cross // Arab networks
The abductees defined as murdered were Aviv Atzili, Aryeh Zalmanovitch, Maya Goren, Ronen Engel, Eliyahu (Churchill) Margalit, Ofra Kedar and Guy Illouz, most of them residents of Nir Oz. Some have relatives who were released from captivity this week.
The IDF and Shin Bet said today, "The national mission before our eyes is locating and returning the abductees and abductees home. The IDF and ISA are working closely and in full coordination with the relevant national and security bodies, and we will not relent until this mission is completed." Hagari also reiterated the message this evening: "We continue to invest great intelligence and operational efforts in order to bring information about the situation of the abductees."
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