The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Wednesday night that it had recovered the body of a hostage held captive in Gaza for nearly 11 months. While the hostage has not been identified, the IDF said he is an Israeli soldier who was killed on Oct. 7 and abducted into Gaza.
The IDF statement: “The IDF and ISA rescued a fallen soldier who was abducted on October 7th and held hostage in the Gaza Strip. In a joint IDF and ISA operation overnight (Wednesday), a fallen IDF soldier who was abducted on October 7th and held hostage in the Gaza Strip was rescued and returned to the State of Israel.
The soldier fell during the October 7th Massacre and he was taken hostage in the Gaza Strip. His family has been notified. At the request of his family, his name will not be published. We send our deepest condolences to the family and will continue to accompany them.
The operation was led by the 162nd Division with the participation of IDF and ISA special forces, and troops of the Nahal Brigade and the 401st Brigade. The intelligence effort was conducted by the IDF Hostage and Missing Persons Unit together with the ISA and the Unit of International Crime Investigations of the Lahav 433 of the Israel Police.
The effort took place over several months and consisted of intelligence gathering, and analysis that worked to generate a single assessment.
Alongside the operational effort, the IDF Manpower Directorate’s Hostage and Missing Persons Center, which is responsible for accompanying the families of the hostages, operated to identify the hostage and inform the family.
The IDF and ISA are operating using all means to bring home all the hostages as quickly as possible.”
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