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From the Liveblog of
Thursday, October 26, 2023
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, October 26, 2023
Police say 808 civilian victims of Hamas assault have so far been identified
Family and friends attend the funeral of three members of the Sharabi family, Lian, Noya and Yahel, who were murdered by Hamas terrorists in Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7, 2023, in Moshav Kfar HaRif, southen Israel, October 25, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Police say that as of today 808 civilian victims of the October 7 Hamas assault have been identified.
Police say this represents 84% of the civilians believed killed.
Authorities have said there are difficulties in identifying many of the bodies as they were badly burned or mutilated.
Police say that so far 701 victims have been buried.
In addition to the civilian victims, more than 300 members of the security forces have been killed.
