The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday (November 17, 2023) said they have recovered the body of a 65-year-old hostage, who was abducted by Hamas members on October 7, close to the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza.
The hostage was identified as Yehudit Weiss.
IDF posted on X: “Yehudit Weiss was a 65-year-old who worked with kindergarten kids.”
“On October 7, Yehudit was abducted by Hamas from her home in Kibbutz Be’eri. Her husband, Shmulik Weiss, was murdered in their home. Yehudit and Shmulik were parents to 5 children,” the army said.
IDF said its soldiers recovered her body from a building adjacent to the Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
“AK-47s, RPGs, and other military equipment were also found where Yehudit’s body was located,” IDF tweeted.
She was one of the 240 people taken as hostages by Hamas during the October 7 attack.