The stays of one other deceased hostage crossed into Israel after being handed over to the Purple Cross on Monday night native time, the Israel Protection Forces mentioned in a press release posted on social media.
An Israeli group that represents the hostages’ households confirmed on Tuesday morning that the stays had been recognized as these of Tal Haimi, a non-commissioned officer who was killed through the Oct. 7, 2023 assault on the kibbutz the place he lived.
“On the morning of October 7, Tal went out to defend his neighborhood, preventing towards dozens of terrorists on the gates of Nir Yitzhak,” the Israeli Hostages and Lacking Households Discussion board mentioned in a press release. “He and his workforce fought with extraordinary braveness for a number of hours. In the course of the battle, Tal was killed and brought to Gaza.”
There have been considered 16 stays of deceased hostages nonetheless in Gaza earlier than his physique was handed over on Monday, with 12 confirmed units of stays already transferred.
Earlier than asserting the handover of the thirteenth set of stays on Monday, the Israel Protection Forces mentioned in an earlier assertion that Hamas “is required to uphold the [peace] settlement and take the mandatory steps to return all of the deceased hostages.”
The return of all of the hostages — of whom there have been 20 dwelling and 28 lifeless — is a cornerstone of the U.S.-brokered Gaza peace plan. Hamas was purported to have accomplished the handover by Monday, Oct. 13, however solely returned the 20 dwelling hostages by that deadline.
The return of the stays on Monday got here after U.S. senior envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel to attempt to preserve the peace course of on observe following a bout of violence over the weekend.
Netanyahu mentioned Monday that the army had dropped nearly 169 tons of bombs within the Gaza Strip over the weekend. The IDF mentioned it launched the strikes after two troopers had been killed when Hamas operatives opened hearth with an RPG. Hamas has rejected Israel’s declare that it was concerned in that assault.
The skies over Gaza had been quiet once more on Monday, and each side recommitted to the peace course of.
Vice President JD Vance and second woman Usha Vance are following within the footsteps of Mr. Trump’s two peace envoys and departed for Israel on Monday afternoon, in accordance with a spokesman for Vance. Shosh Bedrosian, a spokeswoman for Netanyahu’s workplace, mentioned Monday that Vance and his spouse had been anticipated to be in Israel “for a couple of days and can be assembly with the prime minister.”
The IDF said on Monday it was marking a so-called “yellow line” — the road to which Israeli troops withdrew as a part of the peace plan.
