Israeli Military Recovers Body of Hostage Itai Svirski Murdered by Hamas in Gaza
Also, IDF eliminates senior Hamas terrorist in Gaza airstrike.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday recovered the body of 38-year-old hostage Itai Svirski, who was previously murdered by Hamas terrorists in Gaza. The “body of Israeli hostage Itai Svirski was recovered from the Gaza Strip and returned to Israel for burial,” the IDF said in a press statement Wednesday. Svirski’s body was recovered after Israeli authorities confirmed his death in January along with the fellow hostage Yossi Sharabi.
🎥 IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari’s statement regarding the recovery of Israeli hostage Itai Svirski from Gaza: pic.twitter.com/pvTAIXVS6i
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) December 4, 2024
Svirski, abducted from his parents’ home in Kibbutz Be’eri, was “murdered in captivity by Hamas terrorists, around four months after he was taken hostage on October 7, 2024,” the Times of Israel reported, citing military sources.
“During his time in Gaza, he was held alongside hostages Yossi Sharabi and Noa Argamani,” the Israeli news outlet added, “The IDF has assessed that Svirsky was murdered by Hamas terrorists several days after the strike that likely killed Sharabi, and that he did not die in another strike, as the terror group had claimed.”
Svirski’s parents were murdered in the October 7 massacre, and he was taken to Gaza alive. “Svirsky, 38, a resident of Tel Aviv, was visiting his family in Kibbutz Be’eri on Saturday October 7, and was kidnapped alive to Gaza. His parents, Orit and Rafi Svirsky, were murdered in the massacre at the kibbutz,” the Israeli news website YNET reported.
Pictures worth 1000 words.
Itai Svirski z"l was visiting his parents Rafi and Orit.#Hamas #terrorists murdered the parents on #October7Massacre
Itai was kidnapped and later murdered in #Gaza.
Yesterday his body was rescued by IDF and today he will be burried between them😔 pic.twitter.com/8X3TpyiH5I— 🎗Galit Peleg (@GalitPeleg) December 5, 2024
Svirski was held in captivity with Noa Argamani, the female hostage rescued in a daring IDF operation in early June. He was executed by Hamas captors a month ahead of the rescue operation and did not die in an Israeli strike, the military confirmed.
Considering the fact that Svirski was held captive in the Hamas stronghold of Nuseirat, the body was likely found in central Gaza. The IDF, however, did not reveal the details of the recovery operation due to intelligence concerns. “His body was recovered in a sensitive operation, with details of the location and recovery method withheld to preserve operational security for future missions,” the newspaper Israel Hayom reported.
Nearly 100 Israeli hostages are still believed to be in Hamas captivity for over 42o days, many of them feared murdered by Gaza terrorists.
Our hearts are broken. The grave awaiting Itai Svirsky is beside his parents, Orit and Rafi Svirsky.
On October 7th, 2023, Itai, 38, visited his parents in Kibbutz Be’eri. During the terrorist attack, his parents were murdered in their home, and Itai was abducted to Gaza. Today,… pic.twitter.com/8w9Z3zl5RC
— Im Tirtzu (@IMTIzionism) December 4, 2024
IDF eliminates senior Hamas terrorist in Gaza airstrike
Israel eliminated a senior Hamas terror operative in an airstrike in southern Gaza. The Israeli Air Force “struck and eliminated several terrorists who were in the Humanitarian Area in Khan Yunis. Among the terrorists eliminated was Osama Ghanim, a senior terrorist in Hamas’ Internal Security Forces.,” the military disclosed in a statement Thursday.
The slain terrorist “held a key role in implementing Hamas’ brutal methods, which included conducting harsh civilian interrogations while violating human rights,” the IDF statement noted.
Palestinian media sources reported an Israeli airstrike west of Khan Younis a short time ago.
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My first thought is that the IDF may have targeted a command center or terrorists operating in the area. We will see if the IDF says anything about the matter. pic.twitter.com/eANsL77cbN— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) December 4, 2024
The targeted Hamas terror operative was hiding in the Khan Younis humanitarian, the IDF confirmed.
While the Hamas terrorists embedded themselves in the humanitarian zones, the IDF took meticulous care to minimize civilian casualties during the strike. The military took “numerous steps” to “mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance, and additional intelligence,” the statement noted.
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RIP Itai
HY”D – may G-d avenge his blood.
Level Gaza and I wouldn’t care
Here is a question. If Hamas had any material number of live hostages, why would they drag dead ones back to Gaza to boost the count? Recall that Sinwar was reported as being surrounded with hostages as protection, yet I recall was killed with none. I would conclude that there are few live ones.
Last I heard 8 Americans were included in the about 100 kidnappees still unaccounted for. Come Jan 20th at the very least all US aid to Gazan relief agencies, including Gaza money to the UN, should cease.
With that, the financial squeeze should be put on the terror moneybags nations, especially Iran. It’s too late to claw back the moneys Obama and Biden sent Iran to finance their nuclear and terror ambitions, but at the least we can keep them from having money to spare.
Trump won’t want to put American infantry boots on the ground in Gaza, but perhaps opening a base in Israel itself isn’t out of the question? Israel could be our unsinkable aircraft carrier in the Middle East, to make up for the coming loss of Diego Garcia. And instead of a useless multi-million dollar photo op relief pier on the mediterranian sea , perhaps a military naval base in Israel – to support a blockade of shipping, including “relief aid”, to Gaza.
If Gazans don’t care if Gazans die, why should we? Let Egypt feed their trailer park meth lab level bad neighbors – or not. Until whoever controls Gaza coughs up the hostages, no aid from us or shipped from Iran or other terror supporters.
Not just Iran. I am still flummoxed that some guy who makes goat cheese in Yehudah & Shomron is subject to U.S. sanctions that among other things freeze has Israeli bank accounts but Qatar continues to enjoy full access to the U.S. banking system.