The body of another Israeli hostage has been recovered from the Gaza Strip and returned to Israel. The operation to retrieve the body was conducted with comprehensive ground and air activity. The body was identified as that of Elad Katzir, while his mother was previously released as part of a temporary cease-fire.
The body of another Israeli hostage has been recovered from the Gaza Strip and returned to Israel overnight Friday. 'The operation to retrieve the body started at 20:00 p.m. (last night) and lasted several hours, where his body was excavated from underground in a compound located in the southern part of Khan Yunes,' a military official told the Fox News Jerusalem Bureau. 'His body was then brought to Israel for further identification.
' 'The whole effort was conducted and bolstered by comprehensive ground and air activity,' the official said, adding that terrorist groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad still have 133 hostages hidden away. ISRAEL DISMISSES 2 OFFICERS OVER DEADLY DRONE STRIKES ON AID WORKERS IN GAZA The official identified the body as that of 47-year-old Elad Katzir. His mother, Hanna, was also a hostage but was released on Nov. 24, 2023, as part of the temporary cease-fire at that tim
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