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Israeli special forces recover body of hostage in Gaza

JERUSALEM (Reuters): Israeli special forces have recovered the body of 28-year-old hostage Elia Toledano who was held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas since its Oct. 7 rampage in southern Israel, the military said in a statement on Friday.

The military said that an “identification procedure” had been carried out by medical officials, military rabbis and forensic experts.

Toledano was taken by Hamas from an outdoor music festival that had turned into a massacre, Israeli media reported.

Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna said on Friday that France is in ‘immense pain’ over Toledano’s death.

“We share the grief of his family and loved ones,” Colonna said in a post on social network X, after Israeli authorities had confirmed Toledano’s identity.

More than 130 hostages remain in Gaza. Some have been declared dead in absentia by Israeli authorities.

The Frontier Post

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