Israeli forces have retrieved the bodies of two hostages, that of Ilan Weiss and another, unnamed, individual, that Hamas terrorists had kept in the Gaza Strip, the Prime Minister’s Office in Jerusalem said on Friday.
Weiss, 56, was murdered on Oct. 7, 2023, while defending Kibbutz Be’eri, and his corpse was taken to Gaza, according to the statement. His daughter and wife, Noga and Shiri, were also abducted. They were released in November 2023 as part of a hostage deal.
The name of the other Israeli whose body has been retrieved in the joint IDF and Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) operation has not yet been cleared for publication.
With the retrieval of the two bodies, Hamas is believed to be holding 20 living hostages and another 28 bodies.
Ottawa police detectives are investigating after a Jewish woman was stabbed by a stranger Wednesday afternoon at a west-end grocery store known for the largest kosher selection in town.
The woman, in her 70s, was stabbed in the torso as she shopped at Loblaws at College Square on Baseline Road. The West Criminal Investigations Unit is leading the case, and confirmed Thursday that the police hate-crimes squad has been enlisted to help.
Investigators have confirmed that the suspect and the victim were not known to one another prior to the incident, said police on Thursday.
Joseph (Joe) Rooke, 71, of Cornwall, has been charged with aggravated assault and possession of a dangerous weapon. He is still under investigation and could face more charges in the case.
Police say the woman entered the grocery store with a friend around 1:35 p.m. on Wednesday when she was approached by a man and stabbed.
She was rushed to hospital with serious wounds, treated and later released. Police were called and the man surrendered peacefully.
In a Facebook post on Thursday, the Jewish Federation of Ottawa said the woman is a “cherished member of our community” and is recovering.
The federation said it won’t share further details out of respect for her privacy.
“We have all been deeply shaken by the stabbing incident that took place yesterday afternoon at the Baseline Kosher Loblaws,” said the Facebook post.
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