Israel identifies body of hostage returned by Hamas Friday as Eliyahu Margalit

By&nbspEuronews&nbspwith&nbspAP

Published connected 18/10/2025 - 10:14 GMT+2 •Updated 11:13

Israel has identified nan assemblage of different hostage received from Gaza connected Friday as, Eliyahu Margalit, nan premier minister’s agency said. The handover, made by Hamas, came arsenic nan group searches done nan rubble successful Gaza for much bodies and urges for nan introduction of much aid.

The Israeli service and information forces received nan coffin from nan International Committee of nan Red Cross wrong Gaza. It was past sent to Israel’s National Centre for Forensic Medicine for identification.

The 75-year-old was killed successful Nir Oz and his corpse was taken from nan equine stables wherever he worked successful Kibbutz Nir Oz by Hamas connected nan 7 October, 2023, onslaught connected Israel.

Margalit is nan 10th hostage assemblage returned since nan ceasefire began complete a week ago. Hamas handed complete an 11th assemblage this week, but it was not that of a hostage. The hunt for nan remains followed a informing from US President Donald Trump that he would let Israel to resume nan warfare if Hamas fails to return each 28 hostages’ bodies.

In a connection connected Saturday, nan hostage forum, which supports nan families of nan abducted, said Margalit’s return brings immoderate comfortableness to his family, but they will not remainder until nan remaining 18 hostages are brought home. The forum added that it will proceed holding play rallies until each nan bodies are returned.

Hamas has said it remains committed to nan ceasefire agreement, including nan handover of bodies. However, betterment efforts are slowed by nan wide demolition and nan beingness of dangerous, unexploded ordnance. The group has besides told mediators that immoderate bodies dishonesty successful areas controlled by Israeli forces.

Margalit’s assemblage was recovered aft 2 bulldozers excavated pits successful nan metropolis of Khan Younis.

The return of nan hostages’ bodies, arsenic agreed nether nan ceasefire, has been 1 of nan main issues, on pinch sending assistance into Gaza, reopening its borders, and rebuilding.

Meanwhile, Israel has transferred a full of 90 Palestinian detainees according to Gaza-based wellness authorities.