Joshua Mollel, a 21-year-old agriculture student, was killed at Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Hamas-led 7 October 2023 attack on Israel.

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.

Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Israeli forensics specialists on Thursday identified the remains of Joshua Lolitu Mollel, a Tanzanian student whose remains were returned from Gaza this week more than two years after he was killed during Hamas' surprise attack on Israel.

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 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.

Israeli authorities confirmed on Nov 6 that the latest remains of a hostage returned from Gaza are of a Tanzanian agricultural student.

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities confirmed Thursday that the remains of a hostage returned the previous day from Gaza are of a Tanzanian agricultural student in Israel who was killed on Oct. 7, 2023 in the Hamas-led attack that started the war. The development was the latest step forward under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. The office […]

Israel’s forensics authority will carry out tests to verify the identity of the individual, Netanyahu’s office said.

Remains taken to forensic institute for identification; if confirmed to belong to a captive, six slain hostages will remain in the Strip

Mollel, 21, was at Kibbutz Nahal Oz as an agricultural intern on Oct. 7; Foreign Ministry says he was adopted into Israelis' hearts: 'We feel like one of our own is back'

At least some of the fighters are believed to be in the enclave’s vast tunnel network, marooned behind the “yellow line” that Israeli forces withdrew to as part of the cease-fire.

A source said that getting the fighters out served the interest of safeguarding the truce. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.