Overview

• The Israeli military and Shin Bet recovered the bodies of Judy Weinstein-Hagi and Gadi Hagi from the Gaza Strip on June 5, 2025
• Judy Weinstein-Hagi, 70, and Gadi Hagi, 72, held US and Canadian citizenship and lived in Kibbutz Nir Oz when Hamas militants killed them on October 7, 2023
• Israel’s National Forensic Institute completed DNA and forensic tests to formally identify the remains and notify the family
• Following this recovery, 56 hostages remain in Gaza, with Israeli estimates suggesting around 20 are still alive
• Families of the captives are demanding a new ceasefire agreement with Hamas to facilitate further hostage releases