Israel receives physique of one of many final 4 hostages held in Gaza

[ad_1] Israel acquired the physique of one of many final 4 hostages held in Gaza from the Pink Cross on Thursday as a part of the ceasefire cope with Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's workplace mentioned.

The coffin was handed over within the Gaza Strip to the Israeli military and Shin Guess safety service, the workplace mentioned.

It later mentioned forensics specialists had confirmed the physique was that of Israeli hostage Meny Godard, killed at age 73 the day of the Hamas-led assaults on Israel on October 7, 2023.

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The Israeli army knowledgeable Godard's household that "their beloved one has been returned to Israel and that his identification has been accomplished", Netanyahu's workplace mentioned.

Earlier on Thursday, the armed wings of Palestinian Islamist teams Hamas and Islamic Jihad had mentioned they might hand over the stays as a part of the US-brokered ceasefire cope with Israel in Gaza.

Hamas mentioned the physique was present in Khan Yunis within the south of the territory.

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It has since launched all of the dwelling hostages and earlier than Thursday had returned the stays of 24 useless hostages, in keeping with the ceasefire phrases.

In alternate, Israel has launched practically 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in its custody and returned the our bodies of lots of of useless Palestinians.

Israel has accused Hamas of dragging its ft in returning the our bodies of deceased hostages, whereas the Palestinian group says the method is gradual as a result of many are buried beneath Gaza's rubble after two years of warfare.