Netanyahu says body of Israeli captive recovered from Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on X on Wednesday that the body of Israeli captive Itay Svirsky was recovered in a rescue operation in Gaza.

In January, Israel's military confirmed that Svirsky was dead.

Two days before his death was confirmed, Svirsky appeared in a video along with another captive, Noa Argamani - who was freed in an army operation in June - calling for the Israeli government to bring them home.

A day later, Hamas released another video showing Svirsky's dead body, with Argamani saying he was killed in an Israeli air strike.

Israel's army said Hamas was lying about how Svirsky was killed and accused Hamas of killing the captive.