Israeli forces recovered the bodies of six hostages from an underground tunnel in Rafah in southern Gaza overnight Saturday.

The hostages were identified as Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, Eden Yerushalmi, 24, Almog Sarusi, 25, Alexander Lobanov, 32, Carmel Gat, 40, and Master Sgt. Ori Danino, 25.

“A few hours ago, we informed the families that the bodies of their loved ones had been located by Israel Defense Forces troops in a tunnel in Rafah. According to our initial assessment, they were brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists shortly before we reached them,” said IDF Spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari.

Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, Alexander Lobanov, Carmel Gat and Ori Danino were murdered shortly before the IDF reached them.{ai:summary}<p>Israeli forces found the bodies of six hostages in an underground tunnel in Rafah, Gaza. The victims have been identified, and initial assessments indicate they were murdered by Hamas shortly before their discovery. </p><p>The families of the deceased have been notified by the Israel Defense Forces. #military</p>

IDF recovers six hostages' bodies from southern Gaza

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