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Israel says bodies of six hostages retrieved from Gaza tunnel

Protesters sit bound and blindfolded symbolically representing Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants in Gaza since the October 7 attacks, as they demonstrate calling for their release next to a highway near Afula in northern Israel, on August 17, 2024. [AFP]

The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had retrieved the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in Gaza's southern area of Khan Yunis after a battle with Palestinian militants.

The hostages were Yagev Buchshtab, Alexander Dancyg, Yoram Metzger, Nadav Popplewell, Chaim Perry, previously announced dead, and Avraham Munder, whose kibbutz of Nir Oz near Gaza announced his death earlier Tuesday.

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