The Israel Defense Forces say that hostage Idan Shtivi was declared dead based on new intelligence.
His death was announced today by the Hostage Family Forum.
The IDF says it informed Shtivi’s family yesterday that based on new findings, the army has concluded that he was killed during the October 7 attack on the Nova music festival and his body held in Gaza.
The IDF says that “the decision to declare him dead was based on intelligence information that was confirmed by a panel of experts from the Health Ministry, together with participants from the Religious Affairs Ministry and the Israel Police.”
“The IDF operates with a range of methods to try and gather information on the hostages in Gaza,” the army says.
His body remains in Gaza.
The IDF has now confirmed that 34 of the remaining 97 hostages in Gaza abducted on October 7 are dead.
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