Yair Yaakov was kidnapped by Islamic Jihad in the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks on Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. The other hostage will be named later, the Israeli military said.

Israeli forces have recovered the remains of two hostages in Gaza, including Yair Yaakov, who was killed during Hamas' Oct. 7 attack

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the body of Yair Yaakov and that of another hostage had been retrieved from Gaza.