Weiss, a 65-year-old mom of 5, present in ‘structure’ adjoining to al-Shifa Hospital, officers say.
The physique of Yehudit Weiss, certainly one of about 240 individuals taken captive by Hamas throughout its October 7 assaults, has been recovered, Israel’s navy has stated.
Weiss, a 65-year-old mom of 5, was discovered by Israeli troopers in a “structure” adjoining to the al-Shifa Hospital, navy officers stated on Thursday.
“Yehudit was murdered by the terrorists in the Gaza Strip, and we didn’t manage to reach her in time,” Israeli navy spokesman Daniel Hagari informed a televised briefing.
Weiss was taken from Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7 when Hamas fighters stormed into southern Israel within the largest assault on the nation in many years.
Weiss’ husband, Shmulik Weiss, was killed of their dwelling throughout the assault, based on Israeli officers.
Deliver Them House Now, a help group for the captives and their households, described Weiss as a “loving full-time grandmother” who had a love of travelling, baking and sports activities. The group stated she had been recovering from breast most cancers on the time of her seize.
Israeli officers stated navy gear together with Kalashnikov rifles and RPGs had been present in the identical location as Weiss’s physique.
The announcement got here as Israeli forces continued to undertake a serious navy operation at al-Shifa Hospital, the largest medical facility in Gaza, amid rising concern for the welfare of sufferers and employees inside and duelling narratives concerning the complicated’s function within the warfare.
Israel has claimed that the hospital has been used as a Hamas command centre, and on Thursday launched a video exhibiting photographs of a cache of weapons and a gap within the floor surrounded by rubble.
Hamas and hospital officers have denied Israeli claims that the complicated has been used to plan and perform navy operations.
Hamas official Bassem Naim described the claims as a “farce” and stated the group didn’t rule out the likelihood that Israeli troopers had planted the weapons themselves.
Ashraf al-Qudra, a spokesman for the Well being Ministry in Gaza, on Thursday warned that “thousands of women, children, sick and wounded” were at risk of death on the hospital as Israeli forces continued to occupy the complicated.
