IDF finds murdered hostage
The body of IDF soldier Corporal Noa Marciano, abducted by Hamas, was removed by IDF troops from a structure adjacent to the Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip and transferred to Israeli territory.
Noa Marciano
Following an identification process conducted by military medical and rabbinate personnel yesterday (Thursday), IDF representatives informed her family that her body was extracted and returned to Israeli territory.
In a statement, the IDF said: “The IDF sends its heartfelt condolences to the family and will continue to support them.
The national task before our eyes is to locate the missing and return the abducted persons home. The IDF is operating alongside and in full coordination with the relevant national and security institutions in order to pursue these tasks. We will not cease from the mission until it will be completed.”
Marciano, a resident of Modi’in in central Israel, was abducted on Oct. 7 from Kibbutz Nahal Oz, where she served as a lookout. She will be buried on Friday.
On Monday night, Hamas released a video of Marciano which the Israel Defense Forces described as “psychological terror.” The video claimed that Marciano was killed in an airstrike on Hamas positions.
Military officials who analyzed the video said Marciano’s injuries were not consistent with those sustained in airstrikes.
“The observed wounds appear more consistent with bullet injuries, and there is also an indication that she may have suffered from injuries related to a fall from a height,” the IDF said in a statement at the time.
On Thursday night, the IDF announced it recovered the body of Yehudit Weiss.
Weiss, a 64-year-old resident of Kibbutz Be’eri, suffered from cancer.
She was found in a building near the Shifa Hospital. The IDF said it also found rifles, rocket propelled grenades and other military equipment in the building where Weiss was located.
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Oh dear, such a beautiful young woman. It’s a fine thing that Noa is back in Israel, however, what a heart-breaking end to her life. My thoughts are with her family. So sorry.
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