Israeli army announces having recovered the body of a hostage. Elad Katzir, who was 47 years old at the time of his kidnapping on October 7 from Kibbutz Nir Oz, was "reportedly killed in captivity by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization" His mother Hanna, also taken hostage, was released on November 24 as part of the only truce in six months of war between Israel and Hamas.
More than 250 people were kidnapped and taken as hostages to the Gaza Strip, where 130 are still detained.