Anger and anguish in Israel after the bodies of 6 captives are recovered in Gaza
The Israeli military says it’s recovered the bodies of six captives from a tunnel under Rafah, in southern Gaza.
One of the bodies has been identified as Hersh Goldberg-Polin, an Israeli-American.
His family confirmed the 23-year-old’s death in a statement.
His relatives have been among the most high-profile Israelis lobbying the government to bring home the captives.
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is blaming Hamas for what he calls the “cold-blooded murder” of the Israeli captives.
He says securing a deal to bring the remaining captives home is his priority.
But Hamas says the captives were all killed in an Israeli army strike.
Pressure is rising on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree a ceasefire deal that includes the release of the remaining captives.
About 97 Israelis are believed to be held in Gaza, about a third of them are presumed dead.
A group representing the six captives killed blames their deaths on the government’s failure to reach an agreement with Hamas.
Thousands of people rallied across Israel on Saturday, as they have done most weeks since October the 7th, demanding the captives be brought home.
Akiva Eldar is a political analyst and contributor to the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
He says it is unlikely the deaths of the captives would lead to a ceasefire.
Al Jazeera’s Hamdah Salhut has more.
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