Prime Minister Keir Starmer has today condemned the killing of six Israeli hostages in Gaza by Hamas as “horrific and senseless”.
The IDF said the bodies of Carmel Gat, 40, Eden Yerushalmi, 24, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, 23, Alexander Lobanov, 33, Almog Sarusi, 27, and Ori Danino, 25, were found and recovered on Saturday.
The bodies were recovered from a tunnel in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, around half a mile from where another hostage, Qaid Farhan Alkadi, 52, was rescued alive last week.
Starmer tweeted: “I am completely shocked at the horrific and senseless killing of six hostages in Gaza by Hamas. My thoughts are with their loved ones at this awful time. Hamas must release all the hostages now, and a ceasefire deal must be agreed by all sides immediately to end the suffering.”
This was echoed by the Foreign Secretary David Lammy, who tweeted: “The UK condemns Hamas’ appalling murder of 6 innocent hostages in Gaza in the strongest terms. I offer my deepest condolences to those grieving at this awful time. Hamas must release all the hostages immediately, and all sides must accept the deal on the table to end this war.”
