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The six men had all been kidnapped alive during Hamas’s attacks on southern Israel on 7 October before being taken into Gaza, the Hostage Families Forum said. <\/p>\n
In a statement, the recovery of the bodies had provided the families with “necessary closure”. <\/p>\n
They went onto to say that the return of the remaining 109 hostages from Gaza “can only be achieved through a negotiated deal” and called on the Israeli government to “do everything in its power to finalize the deal currently on the table”.<\/p>\n
Negotiations over a long-sought-after ceasefire and hostage release deal are ongoing, with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken currently in the Middle East pushing for an agreement. <\/p>\n
On Monday, Mr Blinken said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to a US “bridging proposal” for a deal, after the pair met in Tel Aviv. <\/p>\n
In response to the recovery of the bodies, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said on Tuesday “we send our heartfelt condolences and a warm embrace to the families”. <\/p>\n
“We must not stop for a moment from working in every way possible to bring back all the hostages,” he added. <\/p>\n
Hamas previously claimed that Mr Popplewell died of wounds sustained in an Israeli airstrike months ago. <\/p>\n
The IDF said on Monday that it had expanded its operation in Khan Younis and the outskirts of the central town of Deir al-Balah.<\/p>\n
On Monday, five people were killed in an Israeli air strike on an internet distribution facility in western Khan Younis, according to local health officials.<\/p>\n
A medical source also told AFP news agency that three people were killed in Abasan, east of the city.<\/p>\n
Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza in response to an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on 7 October by Hamas gunmen, during which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 taken hostage.<\/p>\n
More than 40,173 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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