Israel: Israel identified the remains of a captive received from the Gaza Strip on Thursday evening as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal. The Israeli army stated that the body belonged to captive Meny Godard, following forensic identification procedures conducted in cooperation with the Israel police and the military rabbinate.

According to Anadolu Agency, Godard, aged 73, was captured on October 7, 2023, from his home in Kibbutz Be'eri by the Islamic Jihad movement. Israeli media reported that three bodies still remain in Gaza, including one belonging to a Thai worker.

Hamas has already released 20 Israeli captives alive and handed over the remains of 27 out of 28 individuals, most of them Israelis, since the ceasefire took effect on October 10. However, Israel claimed that one of the received bodies did not match any of its listed captives.

Phase one of the ceasefire deal includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. The plan also envisages the rebuilding of Gaza and the establishment of a new governing mechanism without Hamas. Israel has killed more than 69,000 people, mostly women and children, in attacks in Gaza since October 2023 and reduced it to rubble.