Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) revealed on Wednesday that six hostages who were killed earlier this year and their bodies retrieved in August were executed by Hamas.
Concretely, officials told the families of the murdered hostages that they were shot by their captors while the army was conducting airstrikes in Khan Younis without knowledge of their presence there, Haaretz reported. The IDF added that it does not operate in areas where hostages are suspected to be held.
