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Israeli Findings Confirm Hostage Executions by Hamas
In a somber development, an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) investigation has concluded that six hostages, whose bodies were recovered from Gaza in August, were likely murdered by Hamas guards as early as February. This finding challenges initial assumptions that the hostages had been killed in Israeli airstrikes during military operations.
The victims, captured and held in underground facilities by Hamas during their ongoing conflict, were initially thought to have died in the crossfire or due to Israeli strikes. However, forensic analysis of the bodies revealed gunshot wounds consistent with execution, with wounds aligning with impacts from air strikes suggesting prior summarily executed.