During combat in the Gaza Strip, Israel Defense Forces troops located several corpses that may belong to abducted Israelis, the military said on Saturday night.
“Forces are still operating in the area and working to extract and identify the bodies, which will last several hours,” the IDF said.
The military called on the public not to spread rumors.
On Tuesday, Israeli forces rescued a hostage alive from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip. Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, a father of 11 from the Bedouin city of Rahat in the Negev, was rescued from a tunnel in southern Gaza in a “complex operation.”
Upon leaving Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva on Wednesday, Alkadi expressed the desire to see his mother and daughters, adding, “Whether you’re Arab or Jewish, everyone has a family waiting for them. They all want to celebrate. I hope and pray this will end.”
“I wouldn’t wish my experience on anyone,” said Alkadi, who spent nearly 11 months in captivity. “I even told the Prime Minister [Benjamin Netanyahu] to put an end to this. It’s hard for everyone, Jewish and Arab alike.”
Also on Wednesday, the IDF recovered the body of a soldier in the Gaza Strip who was killed fighting Hamas operatives during the terrorist invasion of the northwestern Negev on Oct. 7.
At the request of the soldier’s family, his name has not yet been made public.
