Israel identified two of the four deceased hostages whose coffins it received from Hamas on Monday through the Red Cross and gave their causes of death.
“IDF representatives have informed the families of Guy Iluz, Bipin Joshi and two additional deceased hostages, whose names have not yet been approved for publication by their families, that their loved ones have been returned for burial,” the spokesperson said. Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said Tuesday.
The IDF said intelligence indicates that Iluz was abducted alive and injured by Hamas after escaping the Nova music festival. He later succumbed to his injuries because he did not receive proper medical treatment, the IDF said. Iluz was 26 when he died.
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The IDF said the bodies of Guy Iluz and Bipin Joshi have been recovered and returned to Israel after 738 days of captivity in Gaza. (Hostages and Missing Families Forum)
According to the IDF, Joshi was kidnapped from Kibbutz Alumim, where he hid in a bomb shelter. The IDF said an investigation found that Joshi was killed in captivity during the early months of the war. He was 23 years old.
The IDF said the final conclusions would be determined after the National Center of Forensic Medicine completed its investigation. The identities of the other two deceased hostages have yet to be released.
People walk past posters of hostages held by Hamas terrorists in Gaza in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on October 10, 2025. (Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images)
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“The families of the hostages and returnees include the families of Guy Illouz and Bipin Joshi, along with two additional families whose loved ones were recently returned for proper burial,” the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a statement.
“Beyond the grief and the realization that their hearts will never be whole, the return of Guy and Bipin, may their memories be a blessing, along with two additional deceased hostages, brings some measure of comfort to families who have lived in painful uncertainty and doubt for more than two years. We will not rest until all 24 hostages are brought home,” the forum added.
Three photos of families reunited with hostages released by Hamas on Monday, October 13, 2025, as a ceasefire takes effect. (IDF)
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On Monday, the last twenty surviving hostages were released after more than two years of captivity. In addition to the living hostages, Hamas was expected to hand over the remains of 28 deceased hostages on Monday, although the terror group said it would struggle to locate all the bodies. The times of Israel reported.
The IDF said it “continues to make every effort to return all hostages, as Hamas is obliged to fulfill its part of the agreement and make the necessary efforts to return all hostages to their families for proper burial.”
The bodies of 24 slain hostages – possibly including US citizens Itay Chen and Omer Neutera – remain in Gaza.
