Israel says it found bullets in the bodies of the returned hostages.

The Israeli army told AFP on Thursday that it had found bullets in the bodies of six hostages recently recovered from a tunnel in the Gaza Strip, adding that it was investigating the circumstances of their deaths. During the exam, “Bullets were found in the bodies of the six hostages.”An army spokesman said. “The investigation into the circumstances of their deaths is ongoing.”He added.

The Israeli military announced Tuesday that it had returned to Israel the bodies of six men abducted by Hamas special forces during the Palestinian Islamist movement’s unprecedented October 7 raid in southern Israel. Spokesman Admiral Daniel Hagari said the six men had done so “He was martyred while his forces were carrying out operations in Khan Yunis.”a town in the southern Gaza Strip. “The exact circumstances of the hostages' deaths in captivity are under investigation.”He added, stressing that the results will be “Introduction for families and the public”.

105 hostages are still being held in Gaza.

Several families of hostages who died in captivity reported that the army had told them that their loved ones may have been killed in ground operations or Israeli shelling in Gaza. The Hamas offensive has killed 1,199 people on the Israeli side, the majority of them civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official data.

Of the 251 people kidnapped that day, 105 are still being held in Gaza, including 34 who the military has declared dead. Israel’s airstrikes and ground offensive in response have killed at least 40,265 people and wounded nearly 93,000, according to the Hamas-run health ministry.