Israeli forces continue to search for the bodies of those killed in the October 7 attack, using birds of prey loaded with tracking devices in their difficult mission.
The Israeli military appears to have requested the assistance of the Nature and Parks Authority in locating the bodies by examining the flight patterns of falcons and vultures in the surrounding areas.
Tracking devices
In recent days at least four bodies have been discovered near the forests of Be’eri and Kissufim, thanks to tracking devices installed on falcons in the area, as reported by the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper.
The reason birds of prey are used is because Palestinian fighters opened fire on forces searching for the bodies.
Israeli forces inside the Gaza Strip – Reuters
Furthermore, the search process became difficult, due to the state the bodies were in more than a month after the sudden attack.
Bodies found
In one case, a hawk was identified that had come ashore after being outside Israel’s borders for 24 days, and upon inspection it was found that several bodies had been found nearby.
In turn, the Nature and Parks Authority initially believed the bird was dead, but it was discovered to be near bodies dating back to the October 7 attack.
Israeli Forces (Photo courtesy of the Israeli Ministry of Defense)
It is interesting to note that the death toll from the attack reached around 1,200 people, according to the latest statistics released by the Israeli army, after having been 1,400, due to the discovery by the Israeli authorities of the presence of bodies belonging to fighters of Hamas. .
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