Israeli officials told Itay Chen’s family last year that he was probably killed on Oct. 7, 2023, but relatives put off mourning until his body had come home.

Hospital officials in Gaza said they received bodies of 15 Palestinians from Israel. The number of bodies returned to Gaza to reached 285.

Israel received the remains of another hostage from Gaza on Wednesday, the prime minister's office said, after Hamas' armed wing transferred a body found near Gaza City to the Red Cross. Israel's forensics authority will confirm the identity of the remains, the office said. If proven to belong to a…

CAIRO/JERUSALEM - Israel received the remains of another hostage from Gaza on Wednesday, the prime minister's office said, after Hamas' armed wing transferred a body found near Gaza City to the Red Cross. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Hamas' armed wing said it would hand over the body of a hostage at 9 pm (1900 GMT) on Wednesday, while the Israeli military said it had killed two Palestinians who had approached an area it occupied in a "threatening" way.

Israel has confirmed that the remains handed over by Hamas the day before belonged to Israeli-American soldier Itay Chen, who was seized by Palestinian militants during the October 2023 attacks that sparked the Gaza war.

CAIRO/JERUSALEM - Hamas' armed wing said it would hand over the body of a hostage at 9 p.m. (1900 GMT) on Wednesday, while the Israeli military said it had killed two Palestinians who had approached an area it occupied in a \"threatening\" way. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.