Three Israeli hostages, whose bodies were found last year in underground tunnels in Gaza, were likely killed in a military airstrike.

JERUSALEM – The Israeli military announced on Sept 15 that, according to an internal investigation, three hostages were probably killed in November as a result of an airstrike targeting a senior Hamas commander.

Nik Beizer, and civilian Elia Toledano—were likely killed as a “byproduct” of an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, though the exact cause of death remains unclear. The airstrike, carried out on November 10,

Hostages Elia Toledano, Nik Beizer, and Ron Sherman were confirmed as killed due to Israeli strikes that killed Hamas brigade chief Ahmed Ghandour.