Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the remains of Judih Weinstein and Gad Haggai were recovered and returned to Israel in a special operation by the army.

Israeli forces recovered overnight the bodies of an Israeli American couple who were killed on Oct. 7, 2023, and since held by Hamas, Israeli officials said Thursday morning. The bodies of Judi Weinstein Haggai and Gadi Haggai were recovered from Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip,

The bodies of two Israeli-American hostages abducted by Hamas on October 7 were recovered from southern Gaza during a military operation, according to a statement from Israeli military and the Shin Bet security agency.