Israel confirms latest body returned from Gaza is dead hostage

Eliyahu Margalit is the 10th dead hostage Hamas has returned - out of 28.

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The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the returned hostage is Eliyahu Margalit, 75, who was killed on 7 October and his body taken into Gaza from Nir Oz kibbutz.

Mr Margalit, who was known to his family and friends as Churchill, is the 10th dead hostage to be returned from Gaza. The remains of another 18 people have yet to be repatriated.

The bodies of 15 Palestinians were handed over by Israel via the Red Cross to officials in Gaza on Saturday, the Hamas-run health ministry said, bringing the total number of bodies it has received to 135.

Israel's Hostages and Missing Families Forum described Mr Margalit in a statement as "a cowboy at heart" who managed a cattle branch and horse stables at Nir Oz for many years.