Tel Aviv [ Israel ], November 1 (ANI/TPS): Following the release of two fallen hostages by Hamas earlier in the day, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced Thursday night that the remains were confirmed to be Sahar Baruch and Amiram Cooper.

Baruch, 27, from Kibbutz Be'eri, was taken captive on October 7, 2023, during a Hamas assault that killed his grandmother, Geula, and brother, Edan. The family had fled their home after it was attacked with grenades and set on fire.

Baruch returned briefly to retrieve his asthmatic brother's inhaler and was captured, while Edan was killed. In January 2024, the IDF confirmed Baruch had died during a failed rescue operation. Soldiers entering a building to save another hostage encountered him instead, and gunfire from Hamas -- and

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