The body of a hostage held in Gaza has been recovered, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Saturday.

“The body of hostage Elad Katzir was rescued by security forces overnight from Khan Yunis and returned to Israeli territory,” the IDF said in a post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.

Katzir was taken on Oct. 7, the same day Iran-backed Palestinian militant group Hamas mounted an attack on Israel, and the war in Gaza began.

“Elad Katzir was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization during the October 7 Massacre,” the post continued. “His mother, Hanna, was also abducted by IJ and released on November 24, and his father, Avraham, was murdered in the kibbutz. According to intelligence, Elad was murdered by IJ in captivity.”

The announcement comes more than a week after the U.N. Security Council passed its first resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, with the U.S. abstaining.

The resolution called for the immediate release of all hostages held by Iran-backed Palestinian militant group Hamas, and for a cease-fire during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

“Our mission since the beginning of the war has been, and remains, to locate and bring the hostages home,” the IDF post continued. “We will continue to operate until it is complete.”

The news of the Katzir’s recovered body comes just over a week after The New York Times published an interview with a hostage who said she was sexually assaulted while held by Hamas.


Amit Soussana, who was held in captivity for 55 days, became the first former hostage in the Israel-Hamas war to publicly come forward with claims of sexual violence.

Soussana’s interview followed a United Nations special group focused on sexual violence finding “clear and convincing information” that Hamas committed rape and sexual torture during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel

Solofresh2:
That one na their problem

Righteousness2:
Shows the high Value ISRAEL has for its people.
Even the body of the dead is Fought for.

On the other Hand the TERRORISTS place zero on their living talkless of those who are dead.
They make use of their kids and women as human shield in a war.
They plant rocket launchers and all sorrs of weapons right inside the locations and residences of their own.

ISRAEL is Light and Life
The Terrorists are Darkness and Death.

Yesterday! Today! Tommorrow ! Forever!
I STAND 500% With ISRAEL, THE APPLE OF GOD'S EYE
VICTORY! VICTORY! VICTORY! ALL THE WAY.

Iberl:
Hama's is biting more than they can handle

Starboytwo:
I need more killings from that side.

I watched Al Jazeera the other day and dem still plenty for street.

I need more attacks on both sides. Let the blood flow.

Iberl:
Hama's is biting more than they can handle

oluwaseyi0:
The world must unite against islamic terrorism

Have you ever ask yourself why Yoruba call Islam 'imo to le' a hard knowledge ,our forefathers saw all this hundreds of years ago

123yes:
Hama's Hama's Hama's. How many times did I call you. Why causing pain for your people with your crude action against Israel

id4sho:
The war continues


Meanwhile, Isreal -Gaza war has overshadowed the war in Sudan between Army and Paramilitary support forces which started in March 2023. Sudan has the highest displaced person in wartime, 9 million

Omoawoke:
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