Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Saturday that the body of a deceased captive Palestinian resistance group Hamas returned overnight has been identified as 75-year-old Eliyahu Margalit.
The Israeli military "informed the family of the captive Eliyahu Margalit... that (the body of) their loved one has been returned to Israel and his identification has been completed", Netanyahu's office said in a statement.
It added that "we will not compromise... and will spare no effort until we return all of the fallen captives, down to the last one".
The remains of the captive were transferred to Israeli security forces in Gaza via the Red Cross, and returned to Israel for identification at a medical analysis centre, the premier's office said on Friday night.
The Israeli military said on Saturday that the remains had been returned to Margalit's family.
Margalit was killed at Kibbutz Nir Oz during Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack that sparked the war in Gaza, according to a military statement.
"Eliyahu, 75 years old at the time of his death... leaves behind a wife, three children, and grandchildren. His daughter, Nili Margalit, was also abducted and returned (under) the release agreement in November 2023," the statement said.
"Hamas is required to fulfil its part of the agreement and make the necessary efforts to return all the captives to their families," it added.
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said in a statement on Friday night that the group "continues to uphold its commitment to the ceasefire agreement... and it will continue working to complete the full prisoner exchange process".
Under a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas spearheaded by US President Donald Trump, the Palestinian resistance group has returned all 20 surviving captives and the remains of 10 out of 28 known deceased ones.
Under the terms of the agreement, Hamas was to hand over all of the captives, dead and alive, before Monday at 0900 GMT.
