Gaza, Israel and Tanzania
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Israeli forensics specialists identified the remains of Joshua Lolitu Mollel, a Tanzanian student whose remains were returned from Gaza this week.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli authorities confirmed Thursday that the remains of a hostage returned the previous day from Gaza are of a Tanzanian agricultural student in Israel who was killed on Oct. 7, 2023 in the Hamas-led attack that started the war.
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Hostage remains handed over Tuesday are those of dual US-Israeli citizen Itay Chen, Israel says
Israel on Tuesday said it had received the remains of Itay Chen, the last US-Israeli hostage held in Gaza, as part of the US-brokered ceasefire deal that came into effect last month.
Hamas said it had found the body of a hostage who had been held by Palestinian militants in Shejaia, an eastern suburb of Gaza City in an area still occupied by Israeli forces.
The set of remains handed over to Israel on Tuesday were those of Itay Chen, the final remaining American Israeli hostage, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
ISRAEL has recovered the bodies of two more hostages who were kidnapped during the October 7 attacks and killed in Hamas captivity. Authorities identified the two deceased hostages as Amiram