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IDF recovers bodies of hostages Itzhak Gelerenter, Amit Buskila, Shani Louk, all slain on Oct. 7
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
(L-R) Shani Louk, Itzhak Gelerenter and Amit Buskila. (Courtesy)
IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari in a press statement says the military has recovered the bodies of three hostages from the Gaza Strip.
He names them as Itzhak Gelerenter, Amit Buskila, and Shani Louk.
Hagari says the bodies were recovered in an overnight operation carried out by the military and Shin Bet.
The three were at the Supernova music festival near Re’im on the morning of October 7, where they then fled to the Mefalsim area.
Hagari says they were killed there by Hamas terrorists, and their bodies were then kidnapped to Gaza.
