Israeli army recovers body of French-Israeli hostage

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00:00 28-year-old Elia Toledano was kidnapped on the morning of October 7 during the Tribe

00:05 of Novo music festival.

00:07 His family had no news of his whereabouts until the Israeli army issued the following

00:12 statement.

00:13 "The body of 28-year-old Elia Toledano, who was taken hostage by Hamas terrorists on October

00:18 7, has been recovered by our special forces in an operation in Gaza and brought back to

00:24 Israel."

00:25 The IDF sends the family its heartfelt condolences.

00:29 The young Frenchman with a passion for music was the best friend of Mia Shem, a French-Israeli

00:34 woman freed on November 30 as part of a truce agreement between Israel and Hamas.

00:40 Three French children were also freed a few days before that.

00:43 While three French nationals are still missing following the October 7 attacks.

00:48 And meanwhile in Israel, families of victims light candles and call for their release.

00:53 "We need to bring them back now.

00:57 We can't wait anymore.

00:59 They are there since more than 60 days and they are not in good condition.

01:04 We need to hurry up."

01:05 "We are calling the government, bring him home, make a deal, bring him home, bring everyone

01:12 home, bring all the people that are over there back to their family, bring the light back

01:19 to us, give us the miracle we deserve, make our family whole."

01:25 About 135 hostages remain in Gaza, 19 of which the Israeli government expects are dead.

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