Bodies of 3 Israeli hostages killed on Oct. 7 recovered from Gaza: Officials
The bodies of three hostages have been recovered from Gaza during a military operation, according to local officials and kibbutzim.
Oren Goldin, a member of the Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak's emergency squad, was taken hostage and killed on Oct. 7, the kibbutz said.
"For almost ten months we called and wished for the day when his body would be brought to Israel and we could bury him in the home he loved so much, Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak," the kibbutz said in a statement. "Oren left behind a large and loving family."
The body was Maya Goren was also recovered and brought back to Kibbutz Nir Oz on Wednesday, the kibbutz said. She was also kidnapped and killed on Oct. 7, the kibbutz said.
"Maya will return to the land of the kibbutz she loved and will be buried next to her husband Avner Goren, who was also murdered and abandoned on the Black Shabbat," the kibbutz said in a statement.
The body of Tomer Ahimas, who was killed at Kibbutz Nirim on Oct. 7, was also recovered on Wednesday, according to the Lehavim Local Council.
"Tomer, our beloved friend, son of the community, fell in a heroic battle in Kibbutz Nirim on October 7," Elad Erzi, the head of the council, said in a statement. "For over nine months his body was held captive by Hamas, and this evening he was rescued by the IDF."
The three hostages were previously confirmed dead by the Israeli government.