Families of Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza are retreiving sperm from their bodies

By Daniel Estrin

Published January 18, 2026 at 8:08 AM EST

About a quarter of the Israeli soldiers killed in the war in Gaza had their sperm retrieved after death.

Daniel Estrin

Daniel Estrin is NPR's international correspondent in Jerusalem.

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