Overview

• Israeli authorities confirmed that one of two bodies handed over from Gaza is 54-year-old Ronen Tommy Engel.
• The IDF notified Engel’s family that he was returned for burial after being killed on October 7, 2023 while defending his home in Nir Oz.
• The Red Cross received the caskets in Gaza and transferred them to Israel for formal identification.
• Officials said the other body delivered in the same transfer has not yet been identified.
• Engel’s wife Karina and daughters Mika and Yuval were kidnapped on October 7 and released a month later under a ceasefire deal.