The Bodies of Gadi Haggai and Judih Weinstein Recovered By The IDF In Gaza

The bodies of slain hostages Gadi Haggai and Judih Weinstein were recovered in a joint military and Shin Bet operation in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis, according to the IDF.

Haggai, 72, and Weinstein, 70, both US citizens, were on their morning walk around the kibbutz when they were murdered and abducted to Gaza by Hamas-led terrorists.

The overnight operation to recover the bodies of slain hostages Gadi Haggai and Judih Weinstein was enabled by intelligence obtained during a Shin Bet interrogation of a Palestinian terror operative who was detained in Gaza, an Israeli defense official tells The Times of Israel.

“The intelligence that is obtained in Shin Bet interrogations is valuable and important, and helps the ground operation and missions like the one carried out overnight,” the official said.

The couple had been held by the Mujahideen Brigades, a relatively small terror group in the Strip, which was also responsible for the abduction and murder of Shiri Bibas and her two young sons, Ariel and Kfir.

The IDF says the operation was carried out using “precise intelligence” from the IDF’s Hostages Headquarters unit, the Intelligence Directorate, and the Shin Bet.