The body of Elad Katzir, 47, was recovered from Khan Yunis during the night and returned to Israeli territory. According to intelligence reports, Katzir was “murdered while being held hostage by the terrorist organization Islamic Jihad” The family had been informed of his death.
His father was murdered and his mother was also kidnapped. She was released at the end of November last year as part of an agreement between Hamas and Israel's government. The terrorist organization had released two videos of the hostage in recent months. Terrorists abducted around 250 people to the Gaza Strip in their massacre in Israel.