On Friday, May 17, the Israeli military announced the discovery of the bodies of three Israeli hostages killed by Hamas during their unprecedented attack on October 7 last year. The hostages were identified as Shani Louk, 22, Amit Buskila, 28, and Itzhak Gelerenter, 56. During a press conference, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Daniel Hagari stated that the hostages were killed by Hamas while trying to escape the Nova music festival.
At the same festival, hundreds of others were killed by the Palestinian militant group. The IDF reported that the bodies were found overnight but did not provide additional details or specify the exact location where they were discovered.
A report by the Times of Israel on Friday stated that, until recently, Buskila and Gelerenter were presumed to be alive, while Louk was confirmed dead in late October after a fragment of her skull was identified.
