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Israel identifies Eliyahu Margalit as the body of the hostage handed over by Hamas on Friday

For the time being, this is the last delivery of the Islamist group under the peace agreement.

Khan Younis (-), 17/10/2025.- Red Cross workers arrive at the site where members of the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement, are searching for the bodies of Israeli hostages in an area in Hamad City, Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, 17 October 2025. EFE/EPA/HAITHAM IMAD
The Red Cross is working on the exchange of hostages. Photo: EFE

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Yafa's Abu Kabir Forensic Medical Center has identified Eliyahu Margalit as the body of the hostage who was handed over by Hamas late yesterday, as announced by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's office.

"Army representatives have informed the family of the hostage Eliyahu Margalit that his beloved relative has been returned to Israel and fully identified," the statement states.

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