Physique of Israeli hostage recovered in Gaza, IDF says

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<img sizes="(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw" srcset="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/240/cpsprodpb/8743/live/bedcbc10-84cb-11f0-b391-6936825093bd.jpg.webp 240w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/320/cpsprodpb/8743/live/bedcbc10-84cb-11f0-b391-6936825093bd.jpg.webp 320w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/8743/live/bedcbc10-84cb-11f0-b391-6936825093bd.jpg.webp 480w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/640/cpsprodpb/8743/live/bedcbc10-84cb-11f0-b391-6936825093bd.jpg.webp 640w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/800/cpsprodpb/8743/live/bedcbc10-84cb-11f0-b391-6936825093bd.jpg.webp 800w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/cpsprodpb/8743/live/bedcbc10-84cb-11f0-b391-6936825093bd.jpg.webp 1024w,https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1536/cpsprodpb/8743/live/bedcbc10-84cb-11f0-b391-6936825093bd.jpg.webp 1536w" src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/8743/live/bedcbc10-84cb-11f0-b391-6936825093bd.jpg.webp" loading="eager" alt="Israeli President Ilan Weiss" class="sc-d1200759-0 dvfjxj"/> Israeli President Ilan Weiss died defending Kibbutz Beeri on the day Hamas attacked

The physique of Israeli hostage Ilan Weiss has been recovered in an operation within the Gaza Strip, Israel's navy has introduced.

Weiss, 56, was killed throughout Hamas's assault in southern Israel on 7 October 2023.

The stays of a second hostage, whose identification has not been launched but, have been additionally recovered, the Israel Protection Forces (IDF) says.

Israel launched an enormous offensive in Gaza following the assault wherein 1,200 individuals have been killed and 251 taken again to the territory as hostages.

After the newest announcement, 48 hostages stay in Gaza - 20 of whom Israel believes are nonetheless alive.

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Ilan Weiss was killed whereas defending Kibbutz Beeri on the day of the assault. His physique was taken to Gaza.

Weiss's spouse, Shiri, and daughter, Noga, have been taken hostage by Hamas on the identical day. They have been launched throughout a short lived ceasefire in November 2023.

"Ilan confirmed braveness and noble spirit when he fought the terrorists on that darkish day," Israeli President Isaac Herzog stated, earlier than praising Weiss's household's "extraordinary energy of their wrestle for his return".

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been dealing with robust home strain to agree a deal that might allow the return of all hostages nonetheless in captivity.

Enormous protests have been held demanding an finish to the conflict, as Israel pushes forward with its plan to take over Gaza Metropolis and ultimately set up management over the whole Strip. Netanyahu argues the defeat of Hamas will safe the discharge of the hostages.

The nation's navy says it has begun the "preliminary phases" of its advance into Gaza Metropolis.

The IDF stated a scheduled pause in navy motion which had been attributable to come into impact at 10:00 (07:00 GMT) wouldn't apply to Gaza Metropolis. It stated this was in "accordance with the situational evaluation and directives of the political echelon".

In latest days, Israel has carried out air strikes on Gaza Metropolis and suggested residents to make their approach in direction of makeshift housing within the south of the Gaza Strip.

Since 14 August, the day the offensive was introduced, about 20,000 individuals have been displaced to the south from Gaza Metropolis along with about 40,000 transferring additional north, in accordance the UN's humanitarian affairs workplace.

Western international locations - and the UN - have warned that an operation in an space of Gaza the place greater than one million individuals stay would have devastating penalties.

Most of Gaza's inhabitants has been repeatedly displaced.

Greater than 90% of houses are estimated to be broken or destroyed and the healthcare, water, sanitation and hygiene techniques have collapsed.

Final week, a UN-backed physique, which displays starvation ranges around the globe, raised its meals insecurity standing in components of Gaza to the best and most extreme - confirming famine for the primary time. Israel denies there's hunger within the territory.

A minimum of 62,966 Palestinians have been killed by Israel's navy marketing campaign in Gaza because the conflict started, based on the territory's Hamas-run well being ministry.