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The Israeli military has found the remains of a colleague who was kidnapped and killed by Hamas in 2014 during a recent covert operation in Gaza.
According to Israeli media, the army, Shin Bet agency, and naval commando units participated in this secret military operation that took place late at night.
The soldier's body was brought back to Israel and examined at the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute, where the body was identified as Staff Sergeant Oron Shaul.
Arun Shaul was taken hostage by Hamas in a 2014 clash and allegedly later killed.
The search is also ongoing for the body of another soldier, Heder Golden, who went missing in the same clash with Hamas.
It should be remembered that this clash took place on July 20, 2014, which is known in Israel as Operation Protective Edge.
A squad from the 13th Battalion of the Golani Brigade entered an armored vehicle for a military operation in the Shejaiya neighborhood of Gaza City.
However, the vehicle got stuck in a narrow alley and was attacked by Hamas with anti-tank missiles, killing seven soldiers.
Hamas took the bodies of killed Israeli soldiers and weapons with them.
For the past ten years, families of slain military personnel have been protesting against the Israeli government for the return of their bodies.
It should be noted that the body of the Israeli soldier was found after a ceasefire agreement was reached between Hamas and Israel.
Hamas will release 34 Israeli hostages, most of whom are women and elderly hostages.
On October 7 last year, Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,500 Israelis and taking 251 hostages to Gaza.
Of these 251 hostages, Hamas released 109 under the initial ceasefire agreement, while the Israeli military rescued 8. The bodies of 40 were found and 94 are still being held.
Three of the hostages who died were killed by their own forces, while the rest were killed while trying to escape from captivity.
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