Israel confirmed the identification of hostage Idan Shtivi’s body, recovered in a military operation alongside Ilan Weiss, with 48 hostages still believed to be in Gaza, of which 20 are alive. Shtivi, who was 28, was abducted and killed by Hamas during the October 7 attack, which resulted in approximately 1,200 Israeli deaths and 251 hostages, while Gaza reports over 63,000 Palestinian fatalities from the ongoing military conflict.
