(Reuters) -Israel recognized the physique of hostage Idan Shtivi, recovered from the Gaza Strip in a navy operation this week that retrieved the stays of two hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s workplace stated on Saturday.
Netanyahu’s workplace had introduced on Friday the retrieval of Ilan Weiss’s physique together with the stays of one other hostage, whose id is now identified to be that of Shtivi however had not been disclosed on the time.
With Weiss and Shtivi’s our bodies recovered, Israel says 48 hostages stay in Gaza, of whom solely 20 are believed to be alive.
“Idan Shtivi was kidnapped from the Tel Gama space and brutally murdered by Hamas terrorists after performing to rescue and evacuate others from the Nova music competition on October 7, 2023. He was 28 years outdated on the time of his demise,” the Israeli navy stated on Saturday in an announcement.
Round 1,200 folks have been killed and about 251 taken hostage when the Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked Israeli southern communities in October 2023, Israel’s tallies present.
Gaza’s well being ministry says Israel’s subsequent navy assault has killed over 63,000 Palestinians. The conflict has displaced almost the enclave’s complete inhabitants, devastated infrastructure, and triggered a humanitarian disaster.
(Reporting by Enas Alashray in Cairo; Enhancing by Diane Craft)