Key Takeaways
- The IDF and ISA conducted a daring rescue operation in Khan Yunis to retrieve the bodies of the murdered hostage, Maya Goren, and the fallen soldiers.
- The operation was conducted on Wednesday, July 24, by ISA and IDF soldiers from the Commando Brigade, ‘Yahalom’ Unit, and Egoz Unit with the direction of the 98th Division.
- The IDF and ISA will continue to operate to rescue all of the hostages, using all intelligence and operational means.
During an IDF operation led by ISA field analysts and coordinators, held on Wednesday, the bodies of the murdered hostage, Maya Goren, and of the fallen soldiers held captive, Master Sergeant (Res.) Oren Goldin, Staff Sergeant Tomer Ahimas, and Sergeant Kiril Brodski, were rescued from the Khan Yunis area.
According to reliable intelligence obtained, it was determined that Maya Goren was murdered, and Master Sergeant (Res.) Oren Goldin, Staff Sergeant Tomer Ahimas, and Sergeant Kiril Brodski, fell in combat during the brutal October 7th attack, and their bodies were abducted to the Gaza Strip.
The rescue was conducted on Wednesday, July 24, by ISA and IDF soldiers from the Commando Brigade, ‘Yahalom’ Unit, and Egoz Unit with the direction of the 98th Division. The ISA directed the intelligence effort prior to the operation, combining insights from ISA terrorist interrogations, the IDF Intelligence Directorate Hostages Headquarters, and other sources to contribute to the operation.
Alongside the operational effort, the IDF Hostage and Missing Persons Unit and the Manpower Directorate’s Hostage and Missing Persons Center, which is responsible for accompanying the families of the hostages, operated with The National Center of Forensic Medicine and the Israel Police to identify and inform the families of the hostages.
The IDF and ISA will continue to operate, using all intelligence and operational means to fulfill the supreme mission of rescuing all of the hostages.
