The Israeli military on Wednesday said that a February strike on Khan Younis in southern Gaza may have led Hamas militants to execute six hostages.

The six hostages, whose bodies were found in Gaza over the summer, were probably shot in February by their captors as an Israeli strike hit close to the tunnel where they were held, the military said.

February strike shows potential risks of military operations for remaining captives.

The Israeli military said Monday that Omer Maxim Neutra, an American-Israeli citizen who was previously believed to be alive and held hostage in Gaza, was killed during the Hamas-led attack on October 7,

For more than a year, Ronen and Orna Neutra have held out hope that their son, Omer, was alive, captured by Hamas following its attack on Israel last Oct. 7. But Monday, the Israeli military acknowledged the painful truth: The 21-year-old had not been taken hostage,

Israeli soldier, was among those killed on Oct. 7, 2023, as Hamas terrorists poured into southern Israel, officials said on Monday. Neutra, 21, had been believed to have been taken alive to Gaza as a hostage,

Israel's military said an Israeli-American soldier, Omer Neutra, was killed in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel and that his body is being held in Gaza. And in a propaganda video released by Hamas, another Israeli-American hostage appealed to President-elect Trump to secure the release of the captives.