Israel says it has recovered the bodies of two hostages from Gaza

People in Tel Aviv take part in a protest on Saturday demanding the end of the war and immediate release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza (Ariel Schalit/AP)

Israel says it has recovered the bodies of two hostages taken in Hamas’s October 7 2023 attack that ignited the war in Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the remains of Judih Weinstein and Gad Haggai had been recovered and returned to Israel in a special operation by the army and the Shin Bet internal security agency.