Israel army claims it retrieved remains of two hostages from Gaza

The Israeli military has said it had recovered the remains of two hostages during an operation in the Gaza Strip, AFP reports.

“In an IDF (Israeli military) operation, the body of Ilan Weiss was recovered, along with remains of another fallen hostage whose name has not yet been released, from the Gaza Strip,” the army said in a statement.

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