CNN
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The bodies of two deceased hostages were recovered from southern Gaza in a military operation, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet security agency announced Wednesday evening.
Yair Yaakov was killed during by Islamic Jihad militants during the Hamas-led terror attack on October 7, 2023. Yaakov, who was 59 years old at the time, was killed in Kibbutz Nir Oz and his body taken into Gaza.
His partner, Meirav Tal, and two of his children were taken hostage and subsequently released during a previous hostage agreement.
The body of an additional hostage has also been recovered, according to the IDF and Shin Bet, but the second name has…
