Press Release

“Following the completion of the identification process by the National Center of Forensic Medicine, in cooperation with the Israel Police and the IDF Rabbinate, IDF representatives informed the families of the hostagesGuy Ilouz, Capt. Daniel Peretz, Yossi Sharabi and Bipin Joshi, may their memories be for a blessing, that their loved ones had been returned to Israel and their identification has been completed.

The Government of Israel participates in the deep sorrow of the Ilouz, Joshi, Peretz, and Sharabi families and all the families of the fallen hostages.

The Government and the entire establishment for the return of captives and missing of the State of Israel are determined, committed, and working tirelessly to return all of our deceased hostages for proper burial in their country.

The Hamas terrorist organization is required to uphold its commitments to the mediators and return the fallen as part of the agreement’s implementation. We will not compromise on this and we will spare no effort until we return all of the hostages, until the last one.

May their memories be a blessing.”