内容摘要：Kendell Weis pedals on a popular bike path past a dog park that used to house noisy diesel generators on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Calistoga, Calif. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

Kendell Weis pedals on a popular bike path past a dog park that used to house noisy diesel generators on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Calistoga, Calif. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel has recovered the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages taken in Hamas’that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip, officials said Thursday.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the remains of Judih Weinstein and Gad Haggai were recovered and returned to Israel in a special operation by the army and the Shin Bet internal security agency.

“Together with all the citizens of Israel, my wife and I extend our heartfelt condolences to the dear families. Our hearts ache for the most terrible loss. May their memory be blessed,” he said in a statement.Kibbutz Nir Oz announced the deaths of Weinstein, 70, and Haggai, 72, both of whom had Israeli and U.S. citizenship, in December 2023.

The military said they were killed in the Oct. 7 attack and taken into Gaza by the Mujahideen Brigades, the small armed group that it said had also abducted and killed

. The army said it recovered the remains of Weinstein and Haggai overnight into Thursday from the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis.Victor Gensini, Northern Illinois University meteorology professor and a lead scientist of Project ICECHIP, right, and Logan Bundy, PhD Candidate at NIU and ICECHIP IOP assistant, left, stand at the command vehicle watching an approaching storm Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Scotland, Texas. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Victor Gensini, Northern Illinois University meteorology professor and a lead scientist of Project ICECHIP, right, and Logan Bundy, PhD Candidate at NIU and ICECHIP IOP assistant, left, stand at the command vehicle watching an approaching storm Tuesday, June 3, 2025, in Scotland, Texas. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)“Now a large part of that reason is because we simply have more people with more stuff in harm’s way,” said Masters, who wasn’t part of the research. “Insurance has become unaffordable in a lot of places and hail has become a big reason.”

In Colorado, hail is “actually our most costly natural disaster,” said Lori Peek, director of the Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, adding that “hail does such incredible damage to property.”The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage receives financial support from multiple private foundations. AP is solely responsible for all content. Find AP’s