The IDF successfully retrieved the remains of six hostages from a tunnel in Gaza during a covert night operation on Monday night, Paralel.Az reports citing Israel Hayom.

The mission, based on intelligence from Israel's security agencies, marks a significant but heartbreaking milestone in the efforts to recover those taken captive.

In a nighttime operation spanning Monday to Tuesday, Israeli forces recovered the bodies of six hostages from Gaza: Avraham Munder (whose fate had been previously unknown), Yoram Metzger, Nadav Popplewell, Alexander Dancyg, Yagev Buchshtab, and Haim Peri.

The recovery mission, orchestrated using intelligence from the Shin Bet and Military Intelligence Directorate, led to the discovery of the remains inside a tunnel network in the Hamad neighborhood of central Khan Younis. While the approach to the tunnel involved firefights with nearby fighters, the forces encountered no resistance within the tunnel itself. Following the retrieval, the IDF completed the identification process before delivering the devastating news to the families of the deceased hostages.