India, June 22 -- The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday announced the bodies of three hostages had been recovered from Gaza.

They have been identified as Yonatan Samerano, Shay Levinson, and Ofra Keidar.

They were held in Hamas captivity since October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.

Sharing the update on recovering the bodies of the three hostages, IDF wrote on X: "The bodies of SSGT Shay Levinson, Yonatan Samerano and Ofra Keidar, who were held hostage for 625 days in Gaza, have been recovered in a joint IDF and ISA military operation."

"May their memories be a blessing," IDF said.

The bodies of three slain hostages, Ofra Keidar, Jonathan Samerano, and Staff Sgt. Shay Levinson, were recovered in a joint military and Shin Bet operation from ...