Military representative notified the family of Lior Rudaeff that his body was returned to Israel by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad last night, following the completion of identification efforts by forensic experts, APA reports, citing The Times of Israel.
IDF troops carry the casket containing the body of hostage Lior Rudaeff after it was returned by Hamas, during a short ceremony in the Gaza Strip, late November 7, 2025.
“The Israeli government shares in the deep sorrow of the Rudaeff family and of all the families of the fallen hostages,” the Prime Minister’s Office says in a statement.
The PMO says that Israel is “determined, committed and working tirelessly” to bring back the remaining five slain hostages for burial, adding that Hamas is “required to fulfill its commitments to the mediators and return them as part of the implementation of the agreement.”
The bodies of five slain hostages now remain held in the Strip — four Israelis and one foreign national: Meny Godard, Lt. Hadar Goldin, Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, Dror Or, and Sudthisak Rinthalak.
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