Israel: The body of an Israeli hostage was identified two days after that of his father

The identification of the body of another Israeli hostage held in the Gaza Strip was advanced by the Israeli authorities. Specifically the body of an Israeli hostage, held in the Gaza Strip after Hamas attacked Israel on 7 October 2023, was identified a few days after her return to Israel, the army announced today in a statement. CORVERSE “After the examination process was completed by the national forensic institute and Israeli police, this morning the military representatives informed the family” Zayadna that their son Hamza, held hostage in the Gaza Strip, “was killed while in captivity by Hamas,” the announcement said. The Israeli army had announced on Wednesday that the remains of Hamza’s father, Yusef Zayadna, had been repatriated after being spotted in a tunnel in the Rafa region, in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. After unconfirmed information about Hamza’s death, the army today confirmed that he was returned to Israel and his own body. Yusef and Hamza al Zayadna, Bedouins aged 53 and 22 respectively, had been kidnapped from kibbutz Holit in southwestern Israel, where they participated in the olive harvest, according to Israeli authorities, during the Hamas attack on 7 October 2023.