Israel’s Ministry of Health confirmed that the six Israeli hostages whose remains were recovered in Gaza – Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Almog Sarusi, Alex Labonov, Ori Danino and Carmel Gat – were murdered by Hamas terrorists while in captivity, just days earlier.
Autopsies conducted at Israel’s National Institute of Forensic Medicine determined that the six were killed by a number of gun shots made at a short-range.
According to the forensic examination, the abductees’ death is estimated to be approximately 48-72 hours before their examination – from Thursday to Friday morning.