French FM expresses ‘grief’ at death of Israel-French hostage Elia Toledano

French Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna says her country is “deeply saddened to hear the Israeli armed forces announce the death of our compatriot Elia Toledano, a Hamas hostage whose body was found in Gaza,” after the hostage’s body was recovered from the Strip.

Toledano had dual Israel-French citizenship.

“We share the grief of his family and loved ones. The release of all hostages is our priority,” she writes on X.

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