The IDF confirmed Ziyadne was discovered in an underground tunnel in Rafah adding that it discovered "findings relating to Youssef's son."

A father and son thought to still be alive after they were taken hostage by Hamas during the terror group’s 2023 attack on Israel were found dead in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military told their loved ones Wednesday.

Remains of Ziyadne, 53, brought back to Israel, along with findings linked to his son Hamza, 22; troops located the body in tunnel in Rafah, in area where IDF previously operated

Of the 251 hostages taken on Oct. 7, 157 have been returned or rescued, and Hamas is believed to be holding 36 bodies, 34 of them taken on Oct. 7 and the remaining two being IDF soldiers Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul, who were kidnapped in 2014.

Gaza’s Health Ministry says more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, with no end in sight to the 15-month conflict.

attend the funeral of Yosef Al Zaydani in Rahat, southern Israel, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025 after the Israeli military said his body of was recovered in an underground tunnel in southern Gaza Strip.

Members of the Bedouin community carry the body of Yosef Al Zaydani, who was in Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip, a day after the Israeli army said his body was recovered in an underground tunnel ...

"We stand here in solidarity to affirm that there is another path—a path of peace and cooperation between Jews and Muslims," said Rabbi Aharon Ariel Lavi, who led the delegation.

Israel has agreed on a ceasefire in Gaza 466 days after launching a full-scale war against Hamas. Arab and US mediators had been working towards brokering a deal to put an end to all Israeli attacks and secure the release of scores of hostages still held in the besieged territory.

Israeli PM Netanyahu said Hamas had not lived up to its commitment to provide the names of the three hostages it was set to release later on Sunday in exchange for scores of Palestinian prisoners.

The Israel-Hamas war has devastated the Gaza Strip. Satellite photos offer some sense of the destruction in the territory.