Weiss, a 65-year-old mom of 5, present in a “constructing” subsequent to al-Shifa hospital, officers say.
The physique of Yehudit Weiss, one in every of about 240 individuals Hamas captured within the October 7 assaults, has been recovered, the Israeli navy stated.
Weiss, a 65-year-old mom of 5, was discovered by Israeli troopers in a “constructing” subsequent to al-Shifa hospital, navy officers stated Thursday.
“Yehudit was killed by the terrorists within the Gaza Strip, and we failed to succeed in her in time,” Israeli navy spokesman Daniel Hagari advised a televised briefing.
Weiss was taken from Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7 as Hamas fighters stormed into southern Israel within the largest assault on the nation in many years.
Israeli officers stated Weiss’ husband, Shmulik Weiss, was killed of their residence through the assault.
Deliver Them House Now, a help group for the inmates and their households, described Weiss as a “loving full-time grandmother” who liked to journey, bake and train. The group stated she was recovering from breast most cancers on the time of her seize.
Israeli officers stated navy gear, together with Kalashnikov rifles and RPGs, was discovered on the similar location as Weiss’ physique.
The announcement got here as Israeli forces continued to hold out a serious navy operation at al-Shifa Hospital, the most important medical facility in Gaza, amid rising issues over the well-being of sufferers and workers inside and dueling tales over its position advanced within the battle.
Israel has claimed the hospital has been used as a Hamas command middle and launched a video Thursday exhibiting photos of a weapons cache and a gap within the floor surrounded by rubble.
Hamas and hospital officers have denied Israeli claims that the advanced 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 Gaza’s well being ministry, warned on Thursday that “hundreds of ladies, kids, the sick and wounded” have been susceptible to dying within the hospital as Israeli forces continued to occupy the advanced.
