Israeli military confirms body of a second Israeli hostage recovered near Al-Shifa Hospital
India TV NewsThe body of a 19-year-old soldier who was among about 240 people captured by Hamas during its October 7 raid in Israel and died in captivity, was found Israeli Defence Forces said on Friday. Noa Marciano is the first hostage confirmed to have died Earlier, Israel’s military on Tuesday declared Noa Marciano a fallen soldier without giving a cause of death. Initially, IDF had denied The Israeli military did not initially acknowledge her death after the video was released, saying Hamas “continues to exploit psychological terrorism and act inhumanely, through videos and photos of the hostages.” Hamas says dozens of captives have been killed in Israeli strikes but has not provided evidence. Also Read: Israel confirms death of 19-year-old captive woman soldier shown in Hamas video