Archeologists\u00a0with the Israel Antiquities Authority have been used to uncover the remains of the dead in burnt houses who were considered missing following the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israelis through the use of techniques employed during excavations of burnt and destroyed ancient sites, the authority said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
For two weeks, archeologists have been combing and sieving ash from burnt homes in which families from Kibbutz Beeri, Kfar Aza and Nir Oz were killed, as well as the contents of burnt cars from the party at Kibbutz Reim, the IAA said. The remains of at least 10 people have been found, it said.<\/p>\n
\u2018The archeological methods employed at ancient sites are similar to the methods applied here, but it is one thing to expose 2000-year-old destruction remains, and quite another thing \u2014 heart-rending and unfathomable \u2014 to carry out the present task searching for evidence of our sisters and brothers in the settlements,\u2019 the agency said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The archeologists were broken into two teams to look for evidence of missing people known to be in the homes at the time of the multi-pronged attack that killed around 1,400 people. They were requested by Col. Yossi Cohen of the Gaza\u00a0Division\u00a0of the Israel Defense Forces.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The IAA said the workers have used their knowledge acquired \u2018in archeological excavations of burnt and destroyed ancient sites, and have discovered many signs of human remains.\u2019<\/p>\n
Of the 10 people deceased, some have been buried, and other evidence was brought to the Shura Army Base.<\/p>\n