Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday (June 11, 2025) that the bodies of two hostages had been recovered from Gaza by the military and the domestic intelligence agency, the Shin Bet.
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Mr. Netanyahu said in a statement that the body of hostage Yair Yaakov had been retrieved, along with that of another hostage whose identity has not been cleared for publication.
The Israeli military said militants from the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad abducted and killed Yaakov during the October 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel.
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