THE IDF has claimed it found the body of a hostage Hamas was reportedly holding captive in Gaza since the October 7 massacre.
Yehudit Weiss – who the IDF says was taken from her home in Be’eri – was found in a structure near al Shifa hospital, troops claim.
The IDF claims it has found the body of Hamas hostage Yehudit Weiss near al Shifa Hospital
The IDF said the 65-year-old’s body had been identified by forensic examiners and the family has been informed, Sky News reported.
Israeli military also claimed rifles and rocket-propelled grenades were found in the building.
“The national task before our eyes is to locate the missing and return the abducted persons home,” the IDF said.
“The IDF is operating alongside and in full coordination with the relevant national and security institutions in order to pursue these tasks.
“We will not cease from the mission until it will be completed.”
The IDF did not provide further details on Weiss’s date or cause of death, The Times of Israel reports.
The mum-of-five was abducted from Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7.
Her husband, Shmulik Weiss, was found murdered in the safe room of their home.
It comes as Israeli troops claim to have uncovered laptops containing pictures and videos of hostages at al Shifa Hospital – Gaza’s largest.
Dozens of victims were kidnapped by Hamas during the horror October 7 massacre – and haven’t been heard from since.
But there is now fresh hope for the captives as Israeli soldiers say they have found photographic evidence of them of al-Shifa hospital.
Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus told The BBC during a tour of the facility: “We uncovered a lot of computers and other equipment which could really shed light on the current situation, hopefully regarding hostages as well.”
He said the devices were found alongside a number of military books and pamphlets the IDF believe suggest Hamas terrorists were there “within the last few days”.
Lt Col Conricus said a map was also found that appeared to mark entry and exit routes from the hospital.
Israel has claimed the hospital is the “beating heart” of Hamas, and this week launched a raid to hunt down terrorists using it as cover.
IDF footage showed troops taking in humanitarian as thousands of patients, doctors and displaced Palestinians have been trapped inside the besieged complex for weeks.
The IDF also claimed that it had successfully provided incubators, baby food and medical supplies to the hospital.
Israel said what is called a “precise and targeted” raid inside al Shifa is a “military necessity” to root out Hamas.
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