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By organising communal prayers, gatherings, and events, his work on behalf of the hostages and their families became a calling.

Except when the air force uses the combative kinetic security approach, details of the circumstances under which hostages are released are rare.

Hamas has since released all the living hostages and returned the remains of 26 dead hostages.

Earlier, PIJ and Hamas announced that the body of an Israeli hostage had been found in central Gaza on Monday.

A source in Islamic Jihad, who requested anonymity, confirmed the body belonged to one of the last three hostages held by militants in the territory.