Israeli Military Identifies Bodies of Six Hostages Killed in Gaza Tunnel

The Israeli military has identified the bodies of six hostages found in a Gaza tunnel, stating they were killed by their Hamas captors shortly before a rescue. The victims were taken from a music festival and a farming community during Hamas' October 7 attack.

The Israeli military has identified the bodies of six hostages recovered from a tunnel in the Gaza Strip, stating that their militant captors killed them shortly before Israeli forces could rescue them.

The army identified the deceased as Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23; Ori Danino, 25; Eden Yerushalmi, 24; Almog Sarusi, 27; Alexander Lobanov, 33; and Carmel Gat, 40. The first five were abducted from a music festival during Hamas' October 7 attack, while Gat was taken from the nearby farming community of Be'eri.

Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, the Israeli military spokesperson, said Sunday that "they were cruelly murdered shortly before we were to rescue them."

(With inputs from agencies.)