Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad handed over the body of a deceased hostage on Friday as part of the Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

The casket containing the apparent remains of a dead hostage has been brought out of the Gaza Strip by troops, the military says. The body is now escorted by the police to the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv for identification, a process which officials have said may take up to two days.

Described as a “great friend who cared for his soldiers and whose love will live on forever,” Hamami was killed on the morning of October 7 with fellow soldiers Tomer Ahimas and Kiril Brodsky. Colonel Asaf Hamami,

An Israeli hostage who was released in October has told an Israeli television channel he was subjected to sexual violence during his two-year captivity in Gaza by Palestinian militants -- the first male hostage to publicly make such an accusation.

Held by Hamas for 2 years, former captive recalls beatings, starvation, psychological torment; other ex-hostages have also linked abuse to actions of far-right minister The post ‘Because of Ben Gvir’: Freed hostage Segev Kalfon details vengeful torture in Gaza appeared first on The Times of Israel.