Sunday, November 2, 2025

Is this what Islam teaches?

The 11 hostages whose bodies are still held in Gaza



The bodies of nine Israelis and 2 foreign nationals remain in the Strip; Hamas claims it cannot get to some, doesn’t know where others are

The 11 deceased hostages whose bodies were still held in Gaza as of October 30, 2025: (Top row from left) Meny Godard, Ran Gvili, Dror Or; (Second row) Itay Chen, Asaf Hamami, Oz Daniel, Hadar Goldin; (Bottom row) Sudthisak Rinthalak, Lior Rudaeff, Omer Neutra, Joshua Mollel. (Collage by Times of Israel; Photos: Courtesy)
The 11 deceased hostages whose bodies were still held in Gaza as of October 30, 2025: (Top row from left) Meny Godard, Ran Gvili, Dror Or; (Second row) Itay Chen, Asaf Hamami, Oz Daniel, Hadar Goldin; (Bottom row) Sudthisak Rinthalak, Lior Rudaeff, Omer Neutra, Joshua Mollel. (Collage by Times of Israel; Photos: Courtesy)

Israel watched and rejoiced as the final living hostages held by Hamas in Gaza were released and returned on October 13 to Israel, where they and their families could begin their journeys of healing and rehabilitation together.

But of the 28 deceased hostages whose bodies were still held by Hamas when the Gaza ceasefire took effect, 11 families still wait for closure as their loved ones’ bodies remain in the Gaza Strip, leaving them unable to bury their fathers, sons and siblings.

On October 18, the sister of Lt. Hadar Goldin, who was killed in 2014 and whose body has been held by Hamas ever since, said the fight for the return of the bodies was the “last and hardest,” and called on the public not to abandon the families.


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