The Israeli army introduced in the present day that it has repatriated the physique of an Israeli man discovered within the Gaza Strip, the place he had been taken by Hamas on October 7 after he was killed in an assault by the Palestinian Islamist motion in southern Israel.
The physique of Ron Benjamin, 53, was discovered together with these of the three murdered hostages – Sunny Luke, Amit Buskila and Itzhak Gelerender. Their our bodies had been repatriated on Friday, Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari mentioned.
On Friday, the spokesman mentioned the our bodies of these hostages had been discovered “throughout a joint army and intelligence operation” primarily based on info obtained primarily “in the course of the interrogation of terrorists arrested within the Gaza Strip.”
In line with “verified info in our possession, Ron Benjamin was murdered on October 7 and his physique was taken to Gaza” by Hamas, Haggari defined.
“Following the identification course of carried out at Israel’s Nationwide Forensic Institute,” the military “knowledgeable his household in the present day,” Saturday, he added.
On the morning of October 7, the day of Hamas’s unprecedented lethal assault on southern Israel, Ron Benjamin had deliberate a motorbike experience close to the border with the Gaza Strip. Having left dwelling round 6:30 a.m. to go together with buddies to Kibbutz Beeri, he turned again when he heard the sirens.
After calling his spouse Ayalet, he left a voicemail at 7.30am on the cell phone of one among his daughters, who was overseas on the time, this was his final signal of life.
His older brother, Sookie, discovered his automotive riddled with bullets on the aspect of the highway.
Of the 252 folks taken hostage on October 7, 124 are nonetheless being held in Gaza, of whom 37 are believed to be lifeless, in accordance with the Israeli army.
“The sacred mission of repatriating the physique” of Ron Benjamin “will permit his household to supply for his everlasting relaxation within the land of Israel,” the Hostage Households Discussion board, the principle group of hostages’ kinfolk, mentioned in an announcement.
“The Israeli authorities should deal with the one mission that issues, ship negotiating groups, tonight, and struggle for (the hostages’) return,” the dwelling and the lifeless, the Discussion board added, as talks for a truce between of Hamas and Israel are at an deadlock.
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