The Israeli army said that the Israeli hostage who was found dead near Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City was “killed by terrorists.” According to a spokesman for the armed forces, the armed forces were unable to reach the woman in time.
The 65-year-old woman was among the people kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 and taken to the Gaza Strip. Israeli soldiers found her body in a building adjacent to the shiva, according to army reports. Automatic rifles, grenade launchers and other military equipment were also found.
The woman’s body has now been returned to Israel, where she has been identified. Of the approximately 240 hostages reported by Israel, dozens were killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza, according to Hamas.
Israel claims that Hamas has a military coordination center in tunnels under Al-Shifa Hospital, which Hamas denies. On Wednesday, the Israeli army stormed the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip. According to the army, weapons, a command center and a tunnel corridor have been found since the raid. (Afghan National Police)
