Israel army confirms death of last missing person from Oct 7 attack
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Bilha Yinon was killed during the Oct 7 Hamas attack on Israel, along with her husband, Yaakov.
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JERUSALEM - The Israeli military confirmed on Aug 6 that Bilha Yinon, the last person listed as missing from the Oct 7 Hamas attack, was killed by militants that day.
“Today, IDF (Israel army) representatives officially informed the family of Bilha Yinon that she is no longer alive,” the military said, in a statement.
The Israeli military and investigators had carried out an extensive search for her, the statement said.
“As part of this effort, evidence was discovered in the area of Yinon’s house that, after complex testing, enabled the verification of her identity,” it said.
Based on forensic evidence, Israeli experts determined that she was killed on Oct 7, the military added.
Hamas militants attacked southern Israeli communities
Militants also seized 251 people, 111 of whom are still held captive in Gaza, including 39 the military says are dead.
Israel’s retaliatory military campaign in Gaza has so far killed at least 39,653 people, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory, which does not provide details on civilian and militant deaths. AFP
