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The Israeli government has said another hostage being held in the Gaza Strip is dead. The government made the announcement on the social media platform X, saying his body is still in the Gaza Strip. It said like dozens of others, the man had been kidnapped from Israel by the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement in a terrorist attack on October 7. The deceased’s wife was reportedly murdered during the massacre on October 7 and two of his three children were abducted to the Gaza Strip. His 13-year-old daughter and 17-year-old son were released in November as part of an agreement between the Israe…