This article reports on the hostage situation during the Israel-Gaza war, specifically focusing on individuals who were taken captive by Hamas and later released or killed while in captivity. The article mentions six hostages who died in captivity:
1. Carmel Gat
2. Eden Yerushalmi
3. Hersh Goldberg-Polin
4. Alexander Lobanov
5. Almog Sarusi
6. Master Sgt Ori Danino
Their bodies were recovered by the Israeli military, and it was reported that they had been murdered by Hamas.
Additionally, other hostages mentioned in the article include:
1. Elkana Bohbot: A 35-year-old man who was taken captive while trying to evacuate wounded people from a party. He has not been heard from since.
2. Rom Braslavski: A 20-year-old security guard who was trying to rescue an injured person during the attack and has not been heard from since.
3. Omer Wenkert: A 23-year-old restaurant manager who sent a message to his family saying he was going to a safe shelter but then lost contact. He is among the 33 hostages set to be freed in the first phase of the ceasefire deal.
4. Evyatar David: A 23-year-old man who texted his family to say “they are bombarding the party” and later sent them video footage of himself handcuffed on the floor of a dark room. He is being held captive by Hamas in Gaza.
5. Nattapong Pinta: A Thai hostage who remains unaccounted for, despite the release of five other Thai nationals.
The article also mentions several hostages who died while in captivity, including:
1. Omer Neutra: An Israeli-American tank commander who was killed on 7 October and his body taken to Gaza.
2. Noa Marciano: A 19-year-old soldier whose body was found by Israeli troops in buildings close to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
3. Yehudit Weiss: A 65-year-old woman whose body was also found by Israeli troops in the same area as Noa Marciano.
4. Yotam Haim, Samer Talalka, and Alon Shamriz: Three hostages who were mistakenly killed by Israeli soldiers in northern Gaza.
5. Yousef Zyadna: A 53-year-old Bedouin dairy farmer whose body was found by the Israeli military in an underground tunnel in Rafah.
The article also mentions the death of three hostages, Yagev Buchshtab, Chaim Peri, and Nadav Popplewell, who died in Hamas captivity and whose bodies were extracted from Gaza by the IDF.
