US EditionHostage Crisis: Idan Shtivi's Body Recovered
Following a special operation, Israel confirmed the recovery and identification of Idan Shtivi's body, who acted heroically during the October 7 attack, officials said.
- On August 30, 2025, Israeli authorities identified the remains of hostage Idan Shtivi following a military operation that retrieved two hostages, with identification completed at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine and confirmed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office.
- Shtivi was kidnapped on Oct. 7, 2023 at the Nova festival when he stayed to help others flee; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Shviti "acted heroically" during the attack and was declared dead nearly a year later based on intelligence.
- Shtivi had been held for 693 days before his remains were returned to Israel alongside Ilan Weiss; he is survived by parents Eli and Dalit, three siblings, and partner Stav.
- The recoveries coincide with Israel announcing initial stages of an offensive to seize Gaza City and warning it may soon slow or halt humanitarian aid to northern Gaza; 48 hostages remain, 20 believed alive.
- Families of hostages and supporters rallied at Tel Aviv's hostages square demanding a ceasefire and the return of all hostages, while Eli Shtivi reacted to findings from parts of his son's body.
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The remains of an Israeli hostage, held in Gaza Strip and recently brought to Israel, were identified, announced on Saturday Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet.
Israel Identifies Body of Hostage Idan Shtivi Retrieved From Gaza
Israel identified the body of hostage Idan Shtivi, recovered from the Gaza Strip in a military operation this week that retrieved the remains of two hostages, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Saturday. Netanyahu’s office had announced on Friday the retrieval of Ilan Weiss’s body along with the remains of another hostage, whose identity is now known to be that of Shtivi but had not been disclosed at the time. With Weiss and Shti…
Israel says remains of hostage returned from Gaza identified
Idan Shtivi was 28 when he was killed on October 7, 2023, at the Nova music festival. He was attending as a photographer when the event was attacked by Hamas-led militants. On Friday, the Israeli military said that it had recovered the body of Ilan Weiss and the remains of a second hostage whose name was not initially released until Saturday.
Israel identifies bodies of 2 hostages taken in Oct. 7 attack, believes 20 captives still alive
Israel on Saturday said it had identified the body of a hostage, Idan Shtivi, whose recovery had been announced a day earlier.Israel said Shtivi was 28 when he was kidnapped from the Nova music festival in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023, that sparked the war.
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