US EditionIsrael forces recover body of soldier held in Gaza since 2014
- The Israeli military recovered the body of Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul, who had been held by Hamas since 2014, during a special operation in Gaza.
- The Shaul family was informed of the recovery after an identification procedure by the National Institute of Forensic Medicine.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised the forces involved, committing to continue efforts to bring back all hostages.
- Almost 46,900 people have been killed in Gaza since the October 2023 attack, with severe shortages of food and medicine reported.
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Mourners Attend Funeral of Israeli Soldier Whose Body Was Recovered in Gaza Strip
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Hundreds of mourners on Monday attended the funeral of Israeli soldier Oron Shaul, whose body was recovered in the Gaza Strip a day earlier by the army. World News | Mourners Attend Funeral of Israeli Soldier Whose Body Was Recovered in Gaza Strip.
Oron Shaul laid to rest in Israel 10 years after his death in Gaza
Thousands, including Golani soldiers, honor Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul, nearly 10 years after his death in 2014 Shijaiyah APC disaster; 'I waited so many years and never believed this day would come,' his mother Zahava says
His remains were returned home as a result of a special covert operation in the Gaza Strip.
Oron Shaul’s funeral to take place in Poria Illit
Israel Defense Forces Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul, whose body was recovered from Gaza by Israeli security forces on Sunday, was set to be laid to rest in Porio Illit, just west of the Sea of Galilee, on Monday at 2 p.m. Shaul fell in combat in the Gaza neighborhood of Shuja’iyya on July 20, 2014, during the IDF’s “Operation Protective Edge.” His remains were held by Hamas for more than 10 years. “I didn’t believe I’d reach this moment. I have chills a…
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