President Isaac Herzog addressed the return of the bodies of hostages Jonathan Samarno, Ofra Kedar and Shai Levinson, stating that "bringing them to their final resting place fulfills the sacred and basic duty between a state and its citizens. I thank the Shin Bet, IDF and all partners in the operation. This is a moment of resolving doubts, of painful closure and of making a definitive moral statement." According to him, "We will continue to work tirelessly and in every way to bring back our sisters and brothers who are still held in the murderers' hell - until the very last one. This is our commitment."