Israel has recovered the bodies of two Israeli American hostages, Judi Lynn Weinstein and Gad Haggai, in the Khan Younis area of the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Thursday.
Weinstein, 70, and her 72-year-old husband—who was also a Canadian citizen—were among 31 people abducted from the Kibbutz Nir Oz in southern Israel during the attacks by Hamas terrorists on Oct. 7, 2023.
The kibbutz announced the death of the couple—who had four children—in December 2023.
In a June 5 statement posted to its Telegram channel, the IDF said, “In a joint IDF and ISA [Israel Security Agency, sometimes known as Shin Bet] operation tonight, the bodies of the couple Judi Lynn Weinstein and Gad Haggai were recovered from the Khan Yunis area in the Gaza Strip.”…