August 20, Jerusalem
The bodies of Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, and Staff Sergeant Ori Danino were found in a tunnel in Rafah. They were abducted on October 7 and later killed by Hamas in Gaza.
The tragic news was shared with the families after identification by Israel’s forensic teams. Yerushalmi, just 24, had called for help during the attack. Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old American-Israeli, was captured on video during his abduction. Danino had returned to help friends before being taken.