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Reports say bullets found in some of hostages’ bodies recovered last week, indicating they may have been murdered by Hamas
Top (L-R): Nadav Popplewell, Yoram Metzger, Avraham Munder; bottom (L-R): Chaim Peri, Yagev Buchshtav, Alex Dancyg. Abducted to Gaza by Hamas on October 7, 2023, their bodies were retrieved by the IDF on August 20, 2024. (Courtesy)
Bullets were found inside some of the bodies of hostages recovered by the IDF from the Gaza Strip last week, leading to an assessment by the military that they were likely murdered by Hamas in captivity, Hebrew media outlets report.
The reports do not detail who among the hostages may have been murdered. However, the mother of Yagev Buchshtav tells Kan radio he was one of those found with bullets in his body.
The deceased hostages brought back from Khan Younis were Buchshtav, 35, Alex Dancyg, 75, Chaim Peri, 79, Yoram Metzger, 80, Nadav Popplewell, 51, and Avraham Munder, 78.
