Israel Says It Recovered Bodies of 6 Hostages in Gaza

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******* Says It Recovered Bodies of 6 Hostages in Gaza

*******’s defense minister, Yoav Gallant,

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that the six bodies had been retrieved from ****** tunnels beneath the city of Khan Younis in a “complex operation.”

The circumstances of the deaths of the six hostages were not immediately clear. A spokesman for ******’s military wing, Abu Ubaida, said in March that Mr. Metzger and Mr. Peri were among seven hostages who had been ******* in ******** airstrikes in Gaza. ****** then said in May that Mr. Popplewell had ***** from injuries sustained in an ******** airstrike more than a month before.

Weeks later, the ******** military said that it was examining the possibility that the three hostages had been ******* while ******** forces were operating in the Khan Younis area.

The retrieval of the bodies came as Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken continued a diplomatic push in the region for a cease-***** deal that would see hostages released in exchange for ************ prisoners held in *******. Frustration has grown in ******* over the months of halting negotiations, and family members of the hostages still in Gaza have led regular protests demanding a deal to secure their freedom.

***** Dancyg, Alex Dancyg’s son, said he believed there had been opportunities to get his father out of Gaza alive. He accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of putting political considerations first because key members of his governing coalition oppose a cease-***** deal, considering it a surrender to ******.

“It is absolutely clear to me that it was possible to bring him back home,” ***** Dancyg said Tuesday on Kan, *******’s public radio network, adding, “Netanyahu chose to sacrifice the hostages.’’

Mr. Netanyahu has blamed ****** for obstructing a deal. Mr. Netanyahu’s critics in *******, as well as ****** officials, say that Mr. Netanyahu recently added new conditions to a proposal outlined by President Biden in late May, adding to the difficulty of finalizing a deal.

“Our hearts grieve over the terrible loss,” Mr. Netanyahu said in a statement on Tuesday following the military’s announcement about the retrieval of the bodies. “The State of ******* will continue to make every effort to return all of our hostages — the living and the deceased.”

Mr. Munder, 79, Mr. Peri, 80, Mr. Metzger, 80, and Mr. Dancyg, 75, were all abducted alive on Oct. 7 from Nir Oz, a kibbutz, or communal village, near the Gaza border. Mr. Popplewell, 51, and Mr. Buchshtab, 35, were taken from another border community, Nirim.

The Hostages Families Forum, an organization that represents many of the hostages’ relatives, said in a statement on Tuesday that “******* has a moral and ethical obligation to return all the murdered for dignified burial and to bring all living hostages home for rehabilitation.”

“The immediate return of the remaining 109 hostages,” it added, “can only be achieved through a negotiated deal.”

Gabby Sobelman contributed reporting.

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