THE body of Brit hostage Nadav Popplewell has been recovered from Gaza alongside five Israeli hostages, say Israel’s military.
The 54-year-old, who had been held in Gaza tunnels since the October 7 attacks, died from serious injuries back in December.
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Nadav was seen in a Hamas video before his death was confirmed hours later
The terrorist group’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, confirmed his death in a video back in May.
They claimed Nadav, originally from Wakefield, West Yorkshire, had died on Saturday after an Israeli airstrike.
Officials in Israel disputed the reasons for his death and said he was murdered by his terrorist captors.
The IDF released a statement today saying all six bodies were recovered in an overnight operation in southern Gaza.
Along with Nadav, the military found Yagev Buchshtab, Alexander Dancyg, Avraham Munder, Yoram Metzger and Haim Perry.
Nadav was kidnapped from his home during Hamas’s October 7 attack along with his mother, Channah Peri.
Peri was released during a one-week truce in November but Nadav’s older brother was ruthlessly killed in the horror assault.