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Another hostage being held in the Gaza Strip is dead, according to the Israeli government. 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 government announced late Thursday on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, his body is still in the Gaza Strip. The cause and time of death were not specified. It was also unclear from what source Israel learnt of his death. His wife was reportedly murdered during the massacre on October 7 and two of his three children were abducted to the Gaza Strip. …