TEL AVIV, Israel — The Israeli military said it retrieved the bodies of two U.S.-Israeli hostages in an operation by the country's special military forces.

The bodies of Judi Weinstein Haggai, 70, an Israeli who held U.S. and Canadian citizenship, and her husband, Gad Haggai, 72, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen, were recovered and returned to Israel, the country's military said.

The military said the remains were recovered in an area near the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis.

The two were killed in southern Israel during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack, the military added, and their bodies were taken to Gaza by the Mujahideen Brigades, a small militant group in Gaza.

The recovery operation was based on intelligence gathered by Israel, said an Israeli military official, who spoke on condition of

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