Bullet fragments were discovered in at least some of of the bodies of six Israeli hostages retrieved from Khan Younis in Gaza this week, according to information shared with their families. This grim finding lends credence to the theory that some hostages were killed by their captors shortly before an aerial assault that preceded the rescue operation.
Haim Peri, Yagev Buchshtab, Avraham Munder, Yoram Metzger, Nadav Popplewell, and Alexander Dancyg were all killed in captivity. The IDF announced the deaths of five of them several weeks ago, with Munder presumed alive until Tuesday (although it is unclear if his death was known to officials who chose not to share it with the public).
The families confirmed that bullet fragments were indeed found in and near the bodies of their relatives. However, they have not yet received the final ballistics report with comprehensive details.
