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Israel Identifies Hostage Body Returned Under Gaza Exchange, Raising Tally to 23

The latest handover follows a Hamas announcement of a scheduled transfer to the Red Cross under the ceasefire-mediated deal.

Overview

  • Israeli authorities said forensic teams identified the remains of Lior Rudaeff and notified his family after the body's return.
  • Hamas’s Qassam Brigades and Islamic Jihad’s Saraya al-Quds had said the ICRC would receive another body around 21:00 local time on November 7.
  • Israel now counts 23 of the 28 captives’ bodies returned and identified under the exchange framework.
  • The exchanges proceed under a ceasefire that took effect on October 10 as part of a first-stage plan brokered by Egypt, Qatar, the United States and Turkey.
  • The ICRC serves as the neutral intermediary for the handovers and coordinates with medical teams for receipt and verification.