Israel deploys heavy machinery and intelligence teams inside Gaza to recover the remains of hostages, as Hamas confesses it no longer controls or even knows where many bodies are buried.
Israel is pressing forward in one of the most painful and sacred missions since the war began — the search for the bodies of murdered hostages still held inside the Gaza Strip.
A senior Israeli security official confirmed Sunday that IDF teams have been combing the “Yellow Line” zone — territory now under full Israeli control — based on precise intelligence assessments aimed at locating the remains of those who never made it home.
To speed up the mission, heavy engineering vehicles and recovery units have now been authorized to enter Gaza. The operation combines military precision with moral duty, reflecting Israel’s enduring commitment to bring every hostage and every fallen citizen home — no matter how long it takes.
Simultaneously, an Egyptian delegation entered Gaza to advance diplomatic efforts connected to the return of both living hostages and the remains of the dead, working in coordination with Israeli and American mediators.
The gravity of the task deepened earlier in the day when senior Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk admitted to Al Jazeera that the terror group has lost track of many bodies, claiming that returning them “could take weeks or months.”
“We do not have bodies of the deceased hostages that we are able to deliver to Israel at this time,” he said — a chilling admission that underscores both Hamas’s chaos and its moral depravity.
Hamas negotiator Khalil al-Hayya added that the organization is trying to locate the remains “so as not to give Israel excuses to renew the fighting” — a comment that Israeli analysts blasted as cynical and revealing, proving that Hamas fears renewed IDF action far more than it values human life.
Israeli officials described the searches as a humanitarian imperative — part of the state’s solemn pledge to the families of the fallen. “No soldier, no citizen, no hostage will be abandoned,” said one official. “Even in enemy territory, Israel’s humanity leads the mission.”
As bulldozers roll through Gaza’s shattered streets, Israel’s soldiers — backed by faith, duty, and intelligence precision — continue the painful work of restoring dignity to those taken by Hamas terror.
