Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed this morning that it recovered the bodies of six hostages from southern Gaza, but didn’t say how or when they died. With the bodies recovered, the IDF said it will continue to investigate the causes of death, including the possibility that the hostages were killed by Israeli fire, reported the Times of Israel. The IDF said it had accurate intelligence that allowed troops with the 98th Division and members of the Shin Bet domestic security agency to reach a tunnel in Khan Younis and recover the bodies, amid a new offensive in the southern Gaza Strip city.
Mati Dancyg, son of hostage Alex Dancyg, whose body was among those recovered, accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of “choosing to abandon the hostages in order to survive.” In remarks to the Kan public broadcaster, Dancyg noted testimony from released hostages that said his father was in decent condition in the initial months of captivity. “He and all the hostages could have been brought back,” Dancyg charged. “Netanyahu chose to sacrifice the hostages. Karma will judge him and he will pay for it, big time.”
