6 April 2024, 11:32 BSTUpdated 10 mins agoImage caption, Elad Katzir used to be kidnapped from southern Israel on 7 OctoberIsrael’s army says it has recovered the frame of a person taken hostage and held in Gaza, in an in a single day raid on Khan Yunis.Elad Katzir used to be taken from Kibbutz Nir Ounces all the way through the Hamas assaults on southern Israel on 7 October.His frame has been introduced again to Israel, the Israel Protection Forces (IDF) and Israel Securities Authority (ISA) mentioned.He used to be recognized by means of clinical officers, and his circle of relatives has been knowledgeable.The IDF and ISA mentioned in a joint commentary: “The frame of the abductee Elad Katzir, who in keeping with intelligence used to be murdered in captivity by means of the Islamic Jihad terrorist organisation, used to be rescued in a single day from Khan Yunis and returned to Israeli territory.”They mentioned his stays had been situated the use of “exact” intelligence.Mr Katzir, 47, used to be kidnapped from Nir Ounces together with his mom Hanna, 77. She used to be launched in November together with 104 different hostages all the way through a six-day ceasefire on the finish of November.His father, Avraham, used to be murdered within the kibbutz, the IDF and ISA mentioned. In January, Palestinian militant team Islamic Jihad revealed a video purporting to turn Mr Katzir talking from captivity in Gaza. It used to be now not transparent if he have been filmed underneath duress or used to be ready to talk freely.Within the video, Mr Katzir mentioned he have been as regards to demise greater than as soon as, and referred to as at the Israeli govt to forestall the struggle and produce him and different hostages house. He additionally time and again mentioned he liked and neglected his circle of relatives. “Our venture is to find and go back the abductees house,” the IDF and ISA mentioned on Saturday. They mentioned they’re “running in complete coordination with the related nationwide and safety our bodies and can proceed till the duty is entire.”
