Israel’s military says it has recovered the body of a man taken hostage and held in Gaza, in an overnight raid on Khan Younis.
Elad Katzir was taken from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Hamas attacks on southern Israel on 7 October.
His body has been brought back to Israel, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israeli Security Agency (ISA) said.
He was identified by medical officials, and his family has been informed.
The IDF and ISA said in a joint statement: “The body of the abductee Elad Katzir, who according to intelligence was murdered in captivity by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organisation, was rescued overnight from Khan Yunis and returned to Israeli territory.”
They said his remains were located using “precise” intelligence.
Mr Katzir, 47, was abducted from Nir Oz with his mother Hanna, 77.
