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Daniel Boffey in Jerusalem

Israel identifies body of 10th hostage recovered from Gaza

Teams from the International Committee of the Red Cross and Palestinian crews carry out excavation work on Friday in Gaza
Teams from the International Committee of the Red Cross and Palestinian crews carry out excavation work on Friday in Gaza after the ceasefire to recover the bodies of Israeli hostages killed during attacks in Khan Younis. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

The body of a 75-year-old hostage handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross in Gaza late on Friday has been identified by Israel’s military as Eliyahu “Churchill” Margalit.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Margalit was killed at Nir Oz kibbutz on 7 October 2023 during Hamas’s assault on southern Israel and his body taken into the Gaza Strip. His death was confirmed in December 2023. His daughter, Nili Margalit, was also kidnapped and returned as part of a deal in November 2023.

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