Thousands of individuals joined the rally on “Hostages’ Square”. According to the discussion board of the kinfolk of the hostages, there have been additionally 5 surviving hostages. One of them, Nimrod Cohen, is satisfied that Hamas is aware of precisely the place the stays of the remaining hostages are. “Every day that passes is another day in which one of them could disappear forever,” the Times of Israel quoted him as saying.
Shortly earlier than, the Arabic broadcaster Al-Jazeera, citing a senior supply within the ranks of the Qassam Brigades – the army wing of Hamas – reported that The stays of the soldier Hadar Goldin, who was kidnapped by Hamas in 2014, had been discovered within the south of the coastal strip.
The then 23-year-old soldier was captured by Hamas fighters close to town of Rafah within the south of the Gaza Strip in August 2014 throughout a ceasefire within the Gaza conflict. What precisely occurred to him afterwards isn’t identified. Israel’s military later declared Goldin lifeless.
After the report concerning the alleged discovery of Goldin’s stays, Israel’s Chief of General Staff Ejal Zamir visited the mother and father of the slain soldier, in response to native media reviews. The household mentioned he had knowledgeable them about efforts to carry again the hostages, with out offering additional particulars. They mentioned they had been ready for official affirmation of the return of Goldin’s physique to Israel.
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