Body Of Soldier Killed On Oct. 7th Recovered From Gaza, 107 Hostages Remain In Captivity

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — BDE: The body of 19-year-old Shaked Dahan, which was abducted by terrorists from his tank on October 7th near Nir Oz, has been located and recovered in Gaza.

Shaked, together with the other members of the tank, bravely fought off the Hamas attackers despite being severely outnumbered. A terrorist placed an explosive device on the tank and others fired anti-tank missiles, killing Shaked and his friends. He was declared dead 53 days later by the IDF after intensive intelligence work, and his family sat shiva for him.

Recently the Shin Bet received information about the whereabouts of his body and with the help of other intelligence work and the 162nd division’s 401 battalion, the body was rescued Monday night and brought to Israel for burial.

Two members of the tank have now been returned, while two other bodies are still being held in captivity. In all, 107 hostages (alive and dead) remain in enemy hands.

May his blood be avenged.