Israeli Army Says Over One Third of Captives in Gaza Are Dead

The four captives announced dead by the Israeli army on Monday night were killed by Israeli airstrikes that struck the Gazan city of Khan Yunis

An official Israeli government count said on 4 June that around 120 living Israeli captives currently remain in the Gaza Strip, meaning just over a third of the 251 Israeli soldiers and settlers held captive in Gaza have been killed since 7 October.

A day earlier, the Israeli military announced that four captives held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip have been confirmed dead.

The head of the Israeli army's spokesperson unit, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, disclosed in a video address that the four captives died in Gaza's southern city of Khan Yunis as Israeli soldiers were conducting an operation in the area.

Representatives of the Israeli army notified the families of the four captives, Chaim Perry, Yoram Metzger, Amiram Cooper, and Nadav Popplewell, who had been taken captive by the Palestinian resistance during Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on 7 October 2023.

According to Hagari, Israeli–British national Popplewell died after succumbing to wounds caused by Israeli airstrikes. Back in December, Hamas published a video of three of the four remaining captives.

On 30 May, Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi told relatives of Israeli captives held in Gaza that the Netanyahu government would only reach a deal to bring back their loved ones if it provided a political benefit.

Since the start of the war, the Israeli government and army have demonstrated negligence over the lives of the captives, as Israelis continuously take to the streets calling for a hostage release deal with Hamas.

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