ISRAEL has recovered the bodies of two hostages from Gaza as its military pushes into Gaza City, now declared a “dangerous combat zone.”

One of them was identified as Ilan Weiss, 56, who was killed defending his community of Kibbutz Be’eri during the October 7 attacks.

His wife and daughter were abducted but freed from Hamas' terror claws in a November ceasefire.

The remains of another hostage, not yet identified, were also returned, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.

Netanyahu said on Friday: “The campaign to return the hostages continues continuously.

“We will not rest or be silent until we return all of our hostages home — both the living and the dead.”

Defense Minister Israel Katz offered “deep condolences” to Weiss’s family, praising him for having “bravely

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