John Spencer
Sad day. The body of Israeli, father of 19 children, taken hostages by Hamas with his son, was found in a tunnel in Rafah. May he now rest in peace. Condolences to his family. Hamas has less than two weeks to return all the hostages before the January 20th deadline set by Trump.
Israel Defense Forces
Yesterday, the IDF and ISA located and recovered the body of the hostage Youssef Ziyadne from an underground tunnel in the area of Rafah in Gaza, and returned his body to Israel. Youssef, 53, was the father of 19 children and lived in Rahat. Youssef was abducted on Oct. 7, 2023 from Kibbutz Holit while working on a barn and killed in captivity. In addition, as part of the operation, findings were located related to Youssef's son, Hamza Ziyadne, who was also abducted on October 7, which raise serious concerns for his life. The IDF sends its heartfelt condolences to the family and will continue to operate in order to bring back our remaining hostages held in Hamas captivity.
