US EditionPalestinian death toll in Gaza tops 68,000, as Israel identifies the remains of one more hostage
Eliyahu Margalit is the tenth hostage whose remains were identified after Hamas returned bodies under a ceasefire; 28 hostages' remains remain unreturned, officials said.
- Israel has identified the remains of a hostage, Eliyahu Margalit, handed over by Hamas as part of the ceasefire agreement.
- Eliyahu Margalit, 76, was abducted on October 7, 2023, from Kibbutz Nir Oz during a Hamas attack.
- The hostage forum stated that Margalit's return provides solace, but they seek the return of the remaining 18 hostages.
- Hamas has committed to the ceasefire terms, including the handover of hostages' remains.
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Slain hostage identified as Ronen Engel, father of 3
Ronen Engel, 54, was a member of his kibbutz’s emergency response team; he was killed while battling Hamas terrorists, who had invaded his community. By World Israel News Staff The body of a hostage returned overnight by the Hamas terror group was confirmed Sunday morning to be that of Ronen Engel, his family told Hebrew-language media. Engel, 54, was originally from Tel Aviv but had lived in the Gaza-adjacent Kibbutz Nir Oz for more than a dec…
Ronen Engel, resident of Kibbutz Nir Oz, was killed by Hamas on October 7, 2023. The Israeli authorities did not announce the identification of the other body, handed over by Hamas with his own.
Israel identifies body of tenth hostage as a 75-year-old man
The body of a tenth deceased hostage returned to Israel from Gaza under the recent ceasefire deal has been identified as the truce entered a second week despite facing a number of tests and with the next steps unresolved."Kibbutz Nir Oz announces the return for burial of our beloved Eliyahu (Churchill) Margalit, of blessed memory," a spokesperson for the kibbutz, or village, said in a statement.The Israeli Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and the I…
Gaza Death Count Tops 68,000 As Israel Identifies Remains Of 1 More Hostage
Israel said the remains of another hostage that Hamas handed over the day before were identified as Eliyahu Margalit, as the Palestinian death count surpassed 68,000 people amid searching beneath the rubble.
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