The second hostage's name has not been made public yet due to the family's request, but they have been informed of the body's recovery.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his "heartfelt condolences" after the bodies of two US-Israeli hostages taken captive by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, were recovered a year after their deaths were confirmed.

Israel says it has retrieved the body of a Thai hostage kidnapped into Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. The Prime Minister’s office said that the body of Thai citizen Nattapong Pinta was returned to Israel in a special military operation.