Israel recovers bodies of six hostages from Gaza Strip

Israel recovered the bodies of hostages Nadav Popplewell, Yagev Buchshtab, Yoram Metzger, Haim Peri, Alexander Dancyg and Avraham Munder from Gaza, it was announced on Tuesday.

The bodies of hostages Nadav Popplewell and Yagev Buchshtab were retrieved from Gaza, kibbutz Nirim said on Tuesday, according to Israeli media.

The bodies of hostages Haim Peri, Yoram Metzger, and Alexander Dancyg were also retrieved from Gaza, kibbutz Nir Oz said.

Earlier on Tuesday, kibbutz Nir Oz announced that hostage Avraham Munder had been killed in Gaza captivity. His nephew told KAN Reshet Bet that his uncle’s body had been recovered from Gaza.

Nadav Popplewell
Popplewell, 51 years old, was kidnapped from Nirim on October 7. In June, the IDF announced his death in Hamas captivity.

Popplewell was taken hostage along with his mother, Channah Peri, who was released in the November hostage deal following 49 days in Gaza captivity. Popplewell’s brother Roi, aged 54, was murdered on October 7.

Yagev Buchshtab
Buchshtab, 35 years old, was seized from Kibbutz Nirim on October 7 along with his wife Rimon Kirsht Buchshtab, 36, who was released on November 28, as part of the hostage deal.

Haim Peri
Peri, 79, was kidnapped from kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7. In June, The IDF announced his death while in Hamas captivity.

“On the day of the massacre in the kibbutz, Haim managed to save his wife Asnat before being kidnapped himself. He survived in inhumane conditions in the Hamas tunnels for months, until he was brutally murdered in captivity,” the kibbutz wrote in a statement on Tuesday.

Peri was a father of five, a grandfather to 13, a peace activist, and founder of an art gallery.

Yoram Metzger
Metzger, 80 years old, was seized from Nir Oz on October 7. In June, The IDF announced his death while in Hamas captivity. He is survived by his wife, Tamar, who was kidnapped along with him and released in the November of hostage deal, three children, and seven grandchildren.

At the kibbutz, Yoram worked in the Nirlat factory for several decades and, more recently, as a kibbutz mechanic.