{"id":53320,"date":"2025-10-14T09:45:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T13:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israel-confirms-reception-of-remains-of-guy-illouz-bipin-joshi-and-two-other-hostages\/14\/10\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T09:45:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T13:45:23","slug":"israel-confirms-reception-of-remains-of-guy-illouz-bipin-joshi-and-two-other-hostages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israel-confirms-reception-of-remains-of-guy-illouz-bipin-joshi-and-two-other-hostages\/14\/10\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel confirms reception of remains of Guy Illouz, Bipin Joshi, and two other hostages"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Hostages and Missing Families Forum subsequently responded to the news, stating, \u201cmay their memories be a blessing, together with two additional deceased hostages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The IDF on Tuesday confirmed the reception and has informed the families of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/remains-hostage-guy-ilouz-taken-220056317.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Guy Illouz;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Guy Illouz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/bipin-joshi-nepali-hero-claimed-213137158.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bipin Joshi;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Bipin Joshi<\/a> that their remains have been brought back to Israel for burial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The remains of the two other hostages returned Monday evening have also been identified, but their identities have not yet been cleared for publication.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The announcement follows the completion of the identification process by the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/defense-news\/2025-10-14\/live-updates-870387\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the IDF;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the IDF<\/a> noted. Identification was completed in collaboration with the Israel Police and the Military Rabbinate.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The IDF noted that, based on its intelligence, Illouz died from wounds that remained untreated while in Hamas captivity.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Illouz and Joshi died in Hamas captivity<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the military, Illouz, who was 26 years old when he died, was wounded and kidnapped by Hamas after he initially escaped the Nova music festival on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/the-october-7-massacre\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:October 7, 2023;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">October 7, 2023<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Guy Illouz, Yossi Sharabi, Bipin Joshi, and Daniel Peretz. (credit: flash90\/hostages and missing families forum)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Joshi, who was 23 years old, was also abducted alive, according to the IDF\u2019s assessment. Joshi was taken from a shelter in Kibbutz Alumim, but was later murdered while in captivity in the early months of the war.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The final conclusions on the details of both deceased hostages are forthcoming pending the completion of the National Institute of Forensic Medicine\u2019s examinations into the circumstances of their deaths.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe IDF and the Prisoners and Missing Persons Directorate of the State of Israel express their deep condolences to the families, continue to make every effort to return all the hostages, and are preparing for the continued implementation of the agreement,\u201d the IDF added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Hostages and Missing Families Forum subsequently responded to the news, stating, \u201cmay their memories be a blessing, together with two additional deceased hostages.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The forum expressed its hope that with the \u201cgrief and the understanding that their hearts will never be whole,\u201d the news would bring \u201csome measure of comfort to families who have lived with agonizing uncertainty and doubt for over two years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;In these difficult hours, our hearts are with the Illouz family, with the Joshi family, and with you, with all of you, the dear family members. The pressure on Hamas to continue and complete the return of the abductees continues and will intensify,&#8221; Coordinator for Hostages and Missing Persons Brig.-Gen. (res.) Gal Hirsch wrote to the families of the families of the Gaza hostages after the news regarding Guy Illouz and Bipin Joshi broke. &#8220;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/israel-confirms-reception-remains-guy-124406372.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Hostages and Missing Families Forum subsequently responded to the news, stating, &ldquo;may their memories be a blessing, together with two additional<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israel-confirms-reception-of-remains-of-guy-illouz-bipin-joshi-and-two-other-hostages\/14\/10\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53321,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/d676831d34c19145aaf305b62c797d89","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53320"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}