Israel identifies the body of a hostage from Gaza, father already found

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The Israeli army announced on Friday that it identified the body of a hostage -resistant Geisel recovered from a tunnel in southern Gaza. It is the son of Yosef Al-Ziyad, whose body was recovered earlier this week.

Details for identification

Hamza al-Ziyad, 23 years old, was found dead in a tunnel in the Rafah area. This emerges from a joint explanation of the Israeli defense forces and the domestic secret service Shin Bet.

connection with the hostage -taking

The Israeli military leadership had the body of yousef Al-Ziyad near , 53, safe from a tunnel in the Rafah area and also found evidence that raised "serious concerns" with regard to his son's life.

The fate of the al-Ziyad near the family

Hamza and his father were kidnapped on October 7, 2023 during the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023. "Hamza and Yosef were kidnapped on October 7th and killed by Hamas during their captivity," says the explanation.

The Bedouin Community

The Al-Ziyad family belongs to the Bedouin Muslim-Arabian community, which lives in the Negev in South Israel. Yousef and three of his children - Hamza, Bilal and Aysha - were kidnapped in the Kibbutz Holit in southwestern Israel, where they worked. Bilal and Aysha were one of the dozens of hostages that were returned in November 2023 as part of a short -term ceasefire.

call to return the hostages

The forum of the families of hostages and missing expressed grief of the news of Hamza's death and again called for an agreement to release the remaining hostages in the Gaza Strip. "Yosef and Hamza, who survived a time in the hell of Gaza captivity, could have saved an earlier agreement," said the explanation.

urgency of negotiations

"The time and the conditions are ripe for the return of all hostages - to bring the living home for rehabilitation and to properly bury the deceased." It is emphasized: "The negotiations have to be accelerated to ensure an immediate agreement for your return. This historical opportunity is ahead of us and must not be lost."