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Israel Retrieves Body of Soldier Amid Ongoing Violence

11/8/2025

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Israel confirmed the return of Lior Rudaeff's body from Gaza, identified by the military after he was killed defending Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak during the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.
The body was handed over under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that has seen 23 deceased hostages returned.
In the West Bank, Israeli forces killed three Palestinian teenagers.
Since the start of 2025, 42 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli forces.

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Israel confirmed the return of Lior Rudaeff's body from Gaza, identified by the military after he was killed defending Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak during the Hamas attack on October 7, 2023.
The body was handed over under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that has seen 23 deceased hostages returned.
In the West Bank, Israeli forces killed three Palestinian teenagers.
Since the start of 2025, 42 Palestinian children have been killed by Israeli forces.