Shin Bet releases images from operation to recover hostages’ bodies in Gaza

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Members of the Shin Bet security agency recover the bodies of Israeli hostages in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, July 24, 2024. (Shin Bet)
Members of the Shin Bet security agency recover the bodies of Israeli hostages in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, July 24, 2024. (Shin Bet)

The Shin Bet security agency releases images from the operation to recover the bodies of five Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip yesterday.

“It’s hard to describe in words how an operation of this kind feels. The sense of responsibility, the magnitude of the moment, the understanding of the importance of the task, everything boils down to one moment when you realize you’ve arrived at the right place,” a Shin Bet agent who participated in the operation says.

IDF troops and members of the Shin Bet recovered the remains of Ravid Katz, 51, Oren Goldin, 33, Maya Goren, 56, Sgt. Kiril Brodski, 19, and Staff Sgt. Tomer Yaakov Ahimas, 20, in Khan Younis, all of whom were killed and abducted by Hamas terrorists on October 7.

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