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3 killed in shooting attack near Hebron
Terrorists open fire near the Tarqumiya Checkpoint in the Hebron area, killing 3.
Three people were murdered Sunday morning in a terrorist shooting attack near the Tarqumiya Checkpoint in the Hebron area, according to initial reports.
First responders are treating the wounded at the scene. The MDA reported that two victims were critically wounded and one seriously wounded, all of whom were treated at the scene. All three victims were later declared dead.
Security forces reported that the vehicle used by the terrorists was abandoned shortly after the attack. The IDF stated "Following the initial report, terrorists arrived at the area of the Idna Tarqumiyah Junction and fired at a security vehicle. There are three injured individuals of varying degrees at the scene. Security forces have begun to search for the terrorists."
Head of the Gush Etzion Regional Council Yaron Rosenthal responded to the attack: "Unfortunately, this morning we witnessed a serious attack on a bus in the area of Tarkumiya, which joins the car bombs on Shabbat and the explosive device that was detonated last week in the east of Gush Etzion. We must preemptively go out to a purge operation of the terrorist nests in the Hebron district and the surrounding area. Terror must not be allowed to raise its head. I send my best wishes for a speedy recovery to the wounded and encourage the IDF soldiers who are fighting valiantly against terror."
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IDF retrieves six bodies of Gaza hostages from Rafah
The hostages were likely killed after Kaid Farhan al-Alkadi
was found last week.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB, SAM HALPERN, JERUSALEM POST STAFFAUGUST 31, 2024 23:12Updated: SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 09:08
Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden
Yerushalmi, Carmel Gat, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, and Ori Danino.(photo
credit: Hostages and Missing Families Forum/Screenshot via X)
The bodies of hostages Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden
Yerushalmi, Carmel Gat, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, and Ori Danino were
found in the Gaza Strip, the IDF said on Sunday morning.
The IDF retrieved the bodies of the hostages from a tunnel
under the city of Rafah in Gaza.
They were likely slaughtered by Hamas shortly before the IDF
got to them in Rafah.
The bodies were found only one kilometer from where Kaid
Farhan al-Alkadi, age 52, from Rahat, was found last week.
Since Alkadi was found, the IDF put out instructions to
be extra careful in the area, but it is possible that Hamas killed the six
knowing that the military was close by and that the hostages might be taken by
the IDF alive.
Earlier in the night, prior to the announcement, the IDF had not
been able to identify the bodies.
The rescue of the bodies
Despite rumors on social media of possible identities of the potential hostage bodies, the IDF had not yet confirmed on Saturday any specifics until the bodies had been returned to Israel and checked by the relevant professional experts.
IDF sources did say that if the bodies were indeed those of hostages, they were not killed by any recent fight with Hamas in the area since the military did not use force nearby.
Soon after the IDF announcement on Sunday morning, the
Hostages and Missing Families Forum stated, "With deep sorrow, we once
again announce the murder of six hostages. These six individuals were taken
alive, endured the horrors of captivity, and were then coldly murdered."
"A deal for the return of the hostages has been on the table for over two months. Were it not for the delays, sabotage, and excuses those whose deaths we learned about this morning would likely still be alive. It's time to bring our hostages home - the living for rehabilitation, and the fallen and murdered for burial in their homelands," the statement added.
The forum further called on Netanyahu to "appear in
public before the nation and bear direct responsibility for the
hostages."
Details of the hostages
The family of Eden Yerushalmi said in an update to the IDF’s
Saturday night statement, "we share with great sorrow that our beloved
Eden was murdered in captivity."
The family of Ori Danino shared a post by his brother with a
message alongside the words "Baruch Dayan."
All but one of the recovered hostages were taken from the
Nova musical festival on October 7 of last year.
Hersh Goldberg-Polin
Hersh Goldberg-Polin was born in California before moving to
California when he was 7. On October 7, 2023, he was abducted by Hamas from the
Nova music festival. During his kidnapping, he was maimed by a grenade which
blew off his left hand.
Eden Yerushalmi
Eden Yerushalmi, a twenty-four-year-old pilates teacher, was
also kidnapped from the Nova music festival.
24 year old pilates teacher, Eden Yerushalmi, was abducted
from the Nova festival. Initially, Eden hid in a car, alongside the bodies of
murdered friends.
Fearful of being caught, she then escaped to a forest where
she hid in a bush for hours. All the while, Eden remained in contact with
Shani, her sister, who heard the terrorists approaching. “I could hear them
through the phone,” Shani recounted. “I knew that those were my last moments
with my sister.” Finally, Eden whispered, “They caught me.”
Carmel Gat
Carmel Gat was taken captive from Kibbutz Be’eri on October
7. Gat led hostages with guided yoga exercises and meditation, former hostages
reported.
Almog Sarusi
Almog Sarusi was also taken from the Nova festival. Sarusi’s
partner, Shahar Gindi was murdered there.
Alexander Lobanov
Alexander Lobanov, a 32-year-old Russian-Israeli, was also
kidnapped from Nova. Lobanov's wife, Michal, gave birth to her second son in
February while he was in captivity.
Ori Danino
Ori Danino, another hostage taken front he music festival,
turned 25 in Hamas captivity.
Ori Danino was captured from the Nova festival
alongside friends Omer Shem-Tov, who remains in captivity, and siblings
Maya and Itai Regev, who were freed in November's hostage release deal.
Reponses to the reports
Opposition leader Yair Lapid commented, "While our sons
and daughters are abandoned and die in captivity, Netanyahu is busy spinning
the narrative." He reiterated his previous opinion that Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu is more concerned with the continuity of his coalition than
the war or the hostages.
"We will continue to stand by the families and hug and
protect them in difficult times," he added.
US President Joe Biden acknowledged the news that the IDF
has recovered bodies from Gaza, but said he did not know their identities on
Saturday night.
Exiting a church in Rehoboth, Delaware, Biden said "I'm
not sure the exact number, they haven't said the amount yet, and in the
meantime, they want to identify the bodies. There is a lot of specualtion about
who they are, [and their] names."
He added that he thought it was "time to end this
war" and that "we are on the verge of having an agreement."
The exact location of where the bodies were found remains
under gag order.
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