The Israeli military says it has recovered the body of a Thai hostage taken into Gaza during the October 7 attack. Loading audio...

The body of Thai citizen Nattapong Pinta was retrieved during a so-called special military operation, the Israeli prime minister’s office said on Saturday.

It comes as Israel continued its deadly assault on Gaza overnight, killing at least 22 people.

Mr Pinta was kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz and killed in captivity near the start of the war, said the Israeli government.

This news comes two days after the bodies of two Israeli-American hostages were retrieved. Fifty-five hostages remain in Gaza, of whom Israel says more than half are dead.

Israel's defence minister said on Saturday that Mr Pinta's body was retrieved from the Rafah area. He had come to Is

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