The Israeli army announced on Sunday the death of another soldier in the October 7 Hamas attacks and said his body was being held in Gaza.
“Sergeant Shay Levinson, 19, died on October 7 … his body is in the hands of Hamas,” the Israeli army said in a statement.
His death brings to 28 the number of dead hostages whose bodies remain in the Palestinian territory, according to an Agence France-Presse tally based on Israeli data.
Israel’s army said Levinson was living in the northern village of Givat Avni and served in a combat unit.
Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas in response to the group’s unprecedented October 7 attacks that resulted in the deaths of about 1,140 people, mostly civilians, according to an Agence France-Presse tally based on official Israeli figures.
The militants seized about 250 hostages during the attack. Israel says around 132 remain in Gaza, according to an Agence France-Presse tally based on Israeli figures.
Israel’s relentless bombardment and ground offensive since then have killed at least 25,105 people in Gaza, mostly women, children and adolescents, according to the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza.
