The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) recovered the bodies of six Israeli hostages from a tunnel in Rafah on September 1. According to Israeli security sources, Hamas executed the hostages two to three days before they were found. An IDF spokesperson stated that the hostages were killed by Hamas guards “shortly before IDF forces reached them.” Read: Family Of Israeli-American Hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin Confirms His Death In Gaza The Israeli forces did not encounter any Palestinian fighters inside or near the tunnels during the operation to discover and recover the hostages. The hostages were locat…