Hundreds of Israelis mourn hostage at funeral

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STORY: :: Mourners join a funeral procession after the

body of a hostage was recovered from Gaza

:: Tel Aviv, Israel

:: May 26, 2024

:: The Israeli military said it recovered the bodies

of Hanan Yablonka and two others

Hundreds of mourners joined the funeral procession and attended the service.

The Israeli military said on Friday (May 24) it had recovered the bodies of three hostages taken into the Gaza Strip after they were killed during the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas-led militants.

It said the bodies of Hanan Yablonka, Michel Nisenbaum and Orion Hernandez Radoux were recovered overnight in a joint operation by the army and the intelligence services in Jabalia, in northern Gaza where there has been intense fighting in recent days.

Yablonka, 42 was killed at the Nova music festival, an outdoor party near Gaza, the military said.

The bodies were identified by medical officials at the Israeli National Forensic Institute and the Israeli police, the military said.