Israeli authorities identified the remains of Tanzanian stundent Joshua Loitu Mollel, killed in the October 7 Hamas attack,among hostages recently returned from Gaza under a US-brokered ceasefire.

Israeli authorities confirmed Thursday that the remains of a hostage returned the previous day from Gaza are of a Tanzanian agricultural student in Israel who was killed on October 7, 2023, in the Hamas-led attack that started the war.

The development was the latest step forward under the US-brokered ceasefire. Read More

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the remains were identified as those of Joshua Loitu Mollel and that his family has been notified.

Mollel, 21, had arrived at kibbutz Nahal Oz only 19 days before the attack, after finishing agricultural colleg

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