JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel had identified the latest remains returned from Gaza as hostage Dror Or.
That leaves the bodies of two hostages in Gaza as the first phase of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement nears a conclusion.
Palestinian militants released Or’s remains Tuesday.
Israel has agreed to release 15 Palestinian bodies for each hostage returned.
Dror Or was killed by Islamic Jihad militants who overran his home in Kibbutz Beeri on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel’s military said. His wife, Yonat Or, was also killed in the attack.
That day, Palestinian militants killed some 1,200 people across southern Israel and abducted 251 to Gaza. Kibbutz Beeri was one of the hardest-hit farming communities in that attack that started the war in Gaza.
Almost all of the hostages or their remains have been returned in ceasefires or other deals. The remains of two — one Israeli and one Thai national— are still in Gaza.
Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 69,700 Palestinians have been killed and 170,800 injured in Israel’s military offensive. The toll has increased during the ceasefire both from new Israeli strikes and from the recovery and identification of bodies of people killed earlier in the war.
The ministry does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its figures but has said women and children make up a majority of those killed. The ministry, part of the Hamas-run government and staffed by medical professionals, maintains detailed records viewed as generally reliable by independent experts.
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Israel identifies the latest remains returned from Gaza as hostage Dror Or
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Israel identifies the latest remains returned from Gaza as hostage Dror Or
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel had identified the latest remains returned from Gaza as hostage Dror Or
- Palestinian militants released Or’s remains Tuesday. Israel has agreed to release 15 Palestinian bodies for each hostage returned
Iraqi leaders mourn Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei
- The Coordination Framework, a ruling alliance of Shiite groups with varying degrees of links to Iran, mourn death of Khamenei
BAGDHAD: Iraqi leaders, including influential cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr, on Sunday mourned the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a massive US-Israeli attack.
The Coordination Framework, a ruling alliance of Shiite groups with varying degrees of links to Iran, said “with deep sorrow and profound grief, we mourn the passing of the martyred leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.”
His “blood will remain a guiding light for all generations” and “the curse will continue to haunt the murderous Zionists for all time,” the alliance added.
Al-Sadr said in a statement “we extend our condolences to the Islamic world,” and declared a three-day period of mourning.
The Coordination Framework, a ruling alliance of Shiite groups with varying degrees of links to Iran, said “with deep sorrow and profound grief, we mourn the passing of the martyred leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.”
His “blood will remain a guiding light for all generations” and “the curse will continue to haunt the murderous Zionists for all time,” the alliance added.
Al-Sadr said in a statement “we extend our condolences to the Islamic world,” and declared a three-day period of mourning.
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