"I wanted to sing 'October Rain' tonight and it is my prayer to bring everyone home," Golan said.

After seven months, the 23-year-old hostage’s body was recovered from Rafah in a special operation. The world commemorates her.

Both were soldiers in the Givati Brigade Reconnaissance Unit. They were killed after an explosive device detonated in a shaft that they had been neutralizing. 

Gantz spelled out a six-point plan that includes the return of hostages, ending Hamas' rule, demilitarizing the Gaza Strip, and establishing an international administration of civilian affairs with American, European, Arab, and Palestinian cooperation.

In a special news conference, IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari broke the news that Israeli-German Shani Louk, 22, fashion stylist Amit Buskila, 28, and Itzhak Gelerenter, 56,  had escaped the Nova Rave massacre on Oct. 7 only to be shot later by Hamas when they found refuge near Kibbutz Mefalsim. Their bodies were then taken into Gaza by the terrorist group until their recovery this week.