TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel said Saturday that it had retrieved the body of a Thai hostage abducted into the Gaza Strip during the Hamas-led attack that sparked the war , as the Israeli military continued its offensive, killing at least 95 people in the past 24 hours, according to Gaza's health ministry.

Nattapong Pinta's body was returned to Israel in a special military operation. Pinta came to Israel to work in agriculture. Israel’s government said that he was seized from Kibbutz Nir Oz and killed early in the war, which began on Oct. 7, 2023.

Thailand's foreign ministry reported that the last Thai hostage in Gaza was confirmed dead, and said the bodies of two others are yet to be retrieved.

Fifty-five hostages remain in Gaza. Israel says more than half are dead. Families were r

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