'Israel' says remains of captive returned from Gaza identified

The remains of the second of two captives recovered from Gaza this week have been identified as belonging to the student Idan Shtivi, the 'Israeli' prime minister's office said on Saturday.

"A special operation... in the Gaza Strip resulted in the return of the body of the late Idan Shtivi," Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement after two bodies, including the remains of Ilan Weiss, were returned from Gaza on Friday.

"After completing the identification process at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, permission was granted this evening to announce his return to Israel," it added.

Idan Shtivi was captured from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023. His remains were returned to 'Israel' alongside Ilan Weiss who was also killed during Oct. 7 and his body taken at the time by Hamas back to the Gaza Strip.