Israel says two hostages’ bodies have been found near al-Shifa hospital in Gaza
The body of an Israeli hostage has been recovered from Gaza City, according to the Israeli military.
Judith Weiss’s remains were found in a building near the al-Shifa hospital complex, where Israeli soldiers have been searching for evidence of a Hamas command centre.
Weapons were discovered in the building where the body was found, according to the Israel Defence Forces, which added that they believed Weiss’s kidnappers had escaped before the soldiers arrived. It is not clear how Weiss, 65, who was from Kibbutz Be’eri, died.
If confirmed, hers would be the first recovered body of a hostage taken by Hamas and its allies during the October 7 attack on Israelis along the Gazan border. Israel has previously said there were 239 known hostages, after
