Jerusalem: The Israeli army announced on Thursday that it had identified the remains of hostages, Inbar Hayman and Mohammad Al-Atrash, whose bodies had been returned to Israel the previous evening by Hamas.
“Following the completion of the identification process by the National Institute of Forensic Medicine... (Israeli military) representatives informed the families of Inbar Hayman and Sergeant Major Mohammad Al-Atrash that their bodies had been returned for burial,” an army statement said.
Inbar Hayman, a graffiti artist from Haifa known by the pseudonym “Pink,” was 27 when she was killed at the Nova music festival. Her remains were taken to Gaza. The remains of Sergeant Major Mohammad Al-Atrash, a 39-year-old soldier of Bedouin origin who was killed in combat on October 7, were also taken to the Palestinian territory.
Defense Minister Israel Katz extended his condolences to the families “on behalf of the entire defense establishment” in a post on X.
“Inbar was abducted from the Nova festival and assassinated by Hamas murderers on October 7, and Mohammad fell in battle after defending the division’s soldiers with supreme heroism,” he added.
