
On Wednesday evening it was cleared for publication that in a joint IDF and ISA operation overnight, the body of an IDF soldier who fell on 10/7 was recovered.
The family of the fallen soldier has been notified, and at the request of the family, the name of the soldier will not be released.
The operation to recover the fallen soldier was led by the 162nd Division, and included IDF and ISA special forces, Nachal Brigade soldiers and soldiers from the 401st Brigade.
Efforts over several months by the IDF Hostage and Missing Persons Unit, together with the ISA and the Unit of International Crime Investigations of the Lahav 433 of the Israel Police, eventually led to this recovery mission.
Following the mission, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said, “The IDF and ISA are operating using all means to bring home all the hostages as quickly as possible.”
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant stated: “I commend the IDF and ISA forces who conducted a bold operation to retrieve the body of a fallen soldier from Gaza and brought him home for burial in Israel. The soldier fell in combat during the Hamas attack on October 7th.”
“This operation reflects our commitment to bringing all the hostages home.”
There are now 107 hostages alive and deceased, still held in Gaza.
The Hostages Families Forum stated: “The recovery of the fallen soldier’s remains provides his family with important closure. In the past couple of days, the number of hostages held in Gaza has decreased from 115 to 107.
“We must not be misled – the remaining hostages don’t have the luxury of waiting for rescue operations. The immediate return of these 107 hostages can only be achieved through a negotiated deal.
“We urgently call on the international community to maintain pressure on Hamas to accept the proposed deal and release all hostages. Each day in captivity is one too many.”
{Matzav.com}
The Hostages Families Forum should read your Matzav post (tongue-in-cheek 🙂 – they surely know it) https://matzav.com/bombshell-report-smaller-gaza-terror-organizations-planning-a-coup-against-sinwar/
A Hamas deal cannot bring home all 107 hostages alive and dead; only a fraction of hostages are under Hamas control. The others are being held by rival terrorist factions with whom there are no negotiations nor can there be because they will not agree to any deal that does not release ALL of their terrorist prisoners.
It’s a disgrace for a Jewish site to write Oct 7 when the atrocities happened deliberately on Simchas Torah.