JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a dramatic operation involving accurate intelligence as well as operational precision, the body of Elad Katzir, who according to intelligence was murdered in captivity by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization, was rescued overnight from Khan Yunis and returned to Israeli territory. Katzir’s body was buried in the ground and the operation took the entire night.
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Following an identification procedure carried out overnight by medical officials at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, IDF and Shin Bet representatives informed Elad Katzir’s family that his body had been rescued.
The IDF and Shin Bet expressed their deepest condolences to the family.
During the October 7th massacre, 47-year-old Elad Katzir, a farmer from Kibbutz Nir Oz was abducted by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization. His mother, Chana, was also kidnapped by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization and released on November 24 as part of the agreement for the release of abductees, while his father, Avraham, was murdered in the kibbutz.
Katzir was previously seen alive and begging for his life in a video released by the Islamic Jihad in December. He is believed to have been killed in mid-January by the Islamic Jihad terrorists who kidnapped him, the IDF said, citing intelligence information.
“Our mission is to locate and return the abductees home,” The IDF and the Shin Bet announced. “We are working in full coordination with the relevant national and security bodies and will continue until the task is complete.”
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