Israel said over the weekend its special forces had recovered the body of a hostage killed while being held captive in Gaza by terrorist organization Hamas.
According to the military, the body of Elad Katzir, a 47-year-old Israeli farmer, was discovered by commandos in southern Khan Younis.
Katzir had reportedly been killed by his captors and buried there in mid-January.
The Israeli’s father had allegedly been killed in their kibbutz, Nir Oz, and his mother Hanna was also taken hostage but freed in November under a truce.
From Newsmax:
Katzir was among 253 people dragged into Gaza by Hamas-led gunmen who killed some 1,200 others in southern Israel, according to official tallies, sparking an offensive that medics in the enclave say has killed more than 33,000 Palestinians. Qatari and Egyptian mediators have been trying to secure another deal that might return some of the 129 remaining hostages in a longer ceasefire in Gaza.
