Israel recovers bodies of two Hamas hostages killed in terrorist captivity as military launches huge Gaza City offensive

ISRAEL has recovered the bodies of two hostages from Gaza as its military pushes into Gaza City, now declared a “dangerous combat zone.”

One of the dead was identified as Ilan Weiss, 56, who was killed defending his community of Kibbutz Be’eri during the October 7 Hamas attack.

Photo of Israeli hostage Ilan Weiss.

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The body of Israeli hostage Ilan Weiss was recovered in an Israeli military operation in the Gaza StripCredit: AP
A man carrying a gas cylinder walks through rubble in a war-torn street in Gaza.

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The military announced it will continue its Gaza City offensiveCredit: AFP

His wife and daughter were abducted but freed from Hamas’ terror claws in a November ceasefire.

The remains of another hostage, not yet identified, were also returned, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.

Netanyahu said on Friday: “The campaign to return the hostages continues continuously.

“We will not rest or be silent until we return all of our hostages home — both the living and the dead.” 

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