Israeli hostage’s body recovered

Israel–Hamas war: Israel’s army said on Saturday that it has recovered the body of a 47-year-old farmer held hostage in Gaza. The body of an Israeli citizen held hostage by Hamas has been recovered at a time when negotiators are preparing for the second round of talks on Sunday to end the six-month war between Israel and Hamas and to release the remaining hostages. Are.

The Israeli military said it had found the body of Elad Katzir, who was believed to have been murdered by Islamic Jihad extremists in January. Hamas entered southern Israel on October 7 and more than 1,200 people were killed in their attack. Hamas had taken at least 250 Israeli people hostage after this attack. Farmer Katjir was kidnapped from the border town of Nir Oz.

The discovery of this body has increased the pressure on the Israeli government to reach a compromise to free the hostages. Thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv and demanded an early agreement to release the hostages and to hold snap elections. So far, at least 36 hostages have been confirmed dead, while half of the total hostages have been released.

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Katjir’s sister Karmeet said in a statement that if an agreement had been reached in time, he could have been saved. Our leadership is cowardly and motivated by political considerations, that is why no agreement was reached. Ceasefire talks will resume on Sunday, according to an Egyptian official and Egypt’s state-owned Al Cairo TV.