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Israel recovered the our bodies of three extra hostages held by Hamas following the terror group’s assault on Israel in October 2023.
The stays of the three hostages had been recovered by the Israel Protection Forces (IDF) throughout a particular operation on Saturday and have been recognized as Ofra Keidar, Yonatan Samerano and Shay Levinson, in accordance with the Hostages and Lacking Households Discussion board Headquarters.
“Our hearts are with the Keidar, Samerano, and Levinson families today,” the group stated. “Alongside the grief and pain, their return provides some comfort to the families who have waited in agony, uncertainty and doubt for 625 days.”
The group added that the return of all hostages is crucial for nationwide therapeutic and restoration.
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The Israeli Protection Forces additionally confirmed that the three hostages’ stays had been recovered from Gaza. The our bodies of Keidar, Samerano, and Levinson had been recovered throughout a particular operation carried out by the IDF and the Israel Safety Company (ISA) on Saturday.
The IDF credited “precise intelligence received from the ISA, the Hostage Task Force, and the IDF Intelligence Directorate” and stated it extends “condolences to the families and will continue to make all efforts possible to bring home all the hostages.”
The IDF recovered the our bodies of three hostages — left to proper, Shay Levinson, Yonatan Samerano and Ofra Keidar — from Gaza in a particular operation on Saturday, June 21, 2025. (Getty Photos; Hostages and Lacking Households Discussion board Headquarters)
Keidar, a resident of Kibbutz Be’eri, was kidnapped on Oct. 7, 2023, by Hamas terrorists “while taking her usual morning walk through the fields she loved,” in accordance with the Hostage Households Discussion board.
She labored on a dairy farm for 30 years, caring for new child calves and “was a dedicated worker with exceptional physical strength,” the group stated.
“Later, she moved to the local petting zoo, where she worked for 15 years, and even after reaching retirement age, she never slowed down.”
The physique of Ofra Keidar was recovered by Israeli forces. She was 71 on the time of her loss of life. (Hostages and Lacking Households Discussion board Headquarters)
“Anybody who visited her dwelling might see her best loves, apart from her household – her canine, particularly poodles, and tending to her backyard and houseplants,” the discussion board added.
The IDF famous that Keidar, who was 71 on the time of her loss of life, “was a mom of three and the spouse of Shmuel Keidar, who was additionally murdered by Hamas terrorists of their dwelling in Be’eri.”
Samerano, who was 21 on the time of his loss of life, “was brutally murdered and abducted from Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7, 2023, by Hamas terrorists, including a UNRWA employee, after fleeing the Nova music festival,” in accordance with the IDF.
The physique of Yonatan Samerano was recovered by Israeli forces. He was 21 when he died. (Hostages and Lacking Households Discussion board Headquarters)
Yonatan, or “Yonati” as his family and friends known as him, “was always surrounded by friends – a talented DJ who just wanted to make music, bring joy, and travel,” the Hostage Households Discussion board stated.
“Even at his young age, he was an entrepreneur at heart and a savvy businessman who dreamed of developing his career in event production.”
Levinson, a employees sergeant and tank commander within the “Oz” (77) Battalion, “engaged and fought terrorists on the morning of October 7 and fell in combat,” in accordance with the IDF.
The physique of Shay Levinson was recovered by Israeli forces. He was 19 on the time of his loss of life. (Hostages and Lacking Households Discussion board Headquarters)
“He was then abducted by Hamas terrorists.”
Levinson, who was 19 years outdated on the time of his loss of life, is remembered as “a quiet and exceptional young man – ambitious and driven, who pushed himself to excel in sports and every field that interested him,” the Hostage Households Discussion board stated.
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“Shay, a resident of Givat Avni in the Lower Galilee, was an outstanding player on the M.S. Eilabun volleyball team – a team that serves as a model for Jewish-Arab cooperation,” in accordance with the group.
“Shay chose to forgo the opportunity to receive active athlete status and instead chose meaningful combat service in the IDF.”
