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Coverage dated April 5, 2024

IDF recovers murdered hostage’s body in Khan Younis

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Israel Defense Forces recovered the remains of Elad Katzir, 47, who was among more than 200 hostages captured during the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

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  1. Legal Insurrection

    Body of Israeli Hostage Elad Katzir Murdered In Captivity by Palestinian Islamic Jihad Recovered By IDF (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Also, Israel gears up for 'direct' Iranian attack.

  2. UPI

    IDF recovers murdered hostage’s body in Khan Younis (opens UPI)

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    Israel Defense Forces recovered the remains of Elad Katzir, 47, who was among more than 200 hostages captured during the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.

  3. The Guardian

    Body of hostage recovered from Gaza Strip, says Israel (opens The Guardian)

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    Elad Katzir, 47, whose body was recovered from Khan Younis, was killed by Islamic Jihad, according to statement

  4. New York Times

    Israel says it recovered the body of a hostage who was taken from a kibbutz on Oct. 7. (opens New York Times)

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    Elad Katzir lived in a kibbutz near the border with the Gaza Strip. His sister said Israel’s government should have done more to get him back alive.

  5. NPR

    Israel says it has recovered the body of Israeli hostage Elad Katzir in Gaza (opens NPR)

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    Elad Katzir, 47, was from Nir Oz, a kibbutz near the Gaza border. The small community of 400 residents was among the hardest hit in Israel by Hamas-led attackers on Oct. 7.

  6. Voice of America

    Israeli troops recover body of hostage from Gaza, military says (opens Voice of America)

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    Elad Katzir was a 47-year-old farmer from Kibbutz Nir Oz who was captured in Hamas' attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023

  7. Breitbart News

    Israeli Commandos Retrieve Body of Murdered Hostage Elad Katzir in Gaza Raid (opens Breitbart News)

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    Israeli commandos located and retrieved the body of Elad Katzir, 47, a resident of Kibbutz Nir Oz who was murdered in Gaza by his captors.

  8. Fox News

    Body of Israeli hostage retrieved overnight during IDF operation in Gaza (opens Fox News)

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    Elad Katzir and his mother were taken on Oct. 7 from Kibbutz Nir Oz, but his mother was released as part of the late November 2023 temporary cease-fire agreement.

  9. Time

    Israel's Military Recovers the Body of a Hostage in Gaza (opens Time)

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    Israel's military said Saturday it had recovered the body of Elad Katzir, a 47-year-old farmer who was held hostage in Gaza.