In a funeral filled with grief and remembrance, Michel Illouz delivered a stirring eulogy for his son Guy, whose optimism and gentle soul were extinguished in Hamas captivity.

Three days after being released from Hamas captivity, Matan Angrest arrived to pay respects to his commander, Captain Daniel Perez, whose body was returned on the same day that he was.

<p>The IDF and Shin Bet announced that, according to information provided by the Red Cross, two coffins of deceased hostages have been transferred into their custody and are on their way to Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip.</p>

<p>US President Donald Trump mentioned the efforts to return the deceased hostages to Israel, claiming that Hamas is looking for them.</p><p>According to the President, "it's a gusome process, I almost hate to talk about it. They're digging, they're actually digging. There are areas where they're digging and their finding a lot of bodies. Then they have to separate the bodies, and some of those bodies have been in there a long time. Some of them are under rubble, and they have to remove the rubble. There are graves, but some died in tunnels that are way down under the earth. The tunnels are three feet high; they lived like this for a long time. It's a horrible atrocity.</p>

Dr. Chen Kugel, Head of the Israeli Forensic Institute, announced the identification of seven deceased captives, including Staff Sergeant Tamir Nimrodi, Uriel Baruch, and Eitan Levy, using advanced forensic techniques.

Rabbi Doron Perez, father of Captain Daniel Perez z"l, shared the heartbreak and strength of his family’s journey, calling for the return of all fallen soldiers for burial in Israel.

Captain Daniel Perez, 22, who fell fighting Hamas terrorists on October 7, will be laid to rest at Mount Herzl after his body was returned this week as part of the hostage deal.

IDF Chief of Staff LTG Eyal Zamir met with the returned hostages Matan Angrest and Eitan Horn at Ichilov Hospital