The IDF retrieved the bodies of Eden Zechariah and IDF Warrant Officer Ziv Dado, two of the Israelis taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said on Tuesday.

The bodies were retrieved by soldiers from Unit 504 of the Intelligence Directorate and the 551st Brigade operating in Gaza.

[This does not bode well for the rest of the remaining hostages, but hope still remains. Hamas’ escalating demands for hostage releases may signify that not all of the rest are still alive and that they don’t want to reveal that or the circumstances of their death and treatment while alive. Keep praying. — Ed]