IDF confirms deaths of 4 Israeli hostages in Hamas captivity
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Four Israeli hostages have died while in Hamas captivity, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed Monday after obtaining new intelligence.
An IDF spokesperson said Amiram Cooper, Yoram Metzger, and Chaim Peri – all of whom were 80 or older – were killed several months ago along with Nadav Powell in Khan Yunis, while IDF troopers were operating in the area. Their bodies are still in Gaza. Bradford Betz is a Fox News Digital breaking reporter covering crime, political issues, and much more.
Cooper, Metzger, and Peri were seen in a video released by Hamas under the title, "Don’t let us grow old here." In the video, the three men appear gaunt, wearing thin white T-shirts.
"We are the generation who built the foundation for the state of Israel," Haim Peri says, noting that all the men have chronic illnesses. "We do not understand why we have been abandoned here."