The Israeli military has reportedly recovered and identified a fourth person identified as a Hamas hostage whose body was recovered last week in Gaza.
Israeli military spokesperson Rear Adm Daniel Hagari said the body of Ron Benjamin, 53, was found alongside the bodies of hostages 22-year-old German-Israeli Shani Louk, 28-year-old Amit Buskila, and 56-year-old Itzhak Gelerenter.
Hagari said on X that Benjamin, also known as Ron Binyamin, was killed on Oct. 7, and his body "abducted to Gaza by Hamas militants."
Benjamin had been on a bike ride when Hamas gunmen stormed into Israel, killing more than 1,000 people and kidnapping hundreds more back into Gaza.
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum, which advocates for the return of the remaining hostages, released a statement on Benjamin's death, and noting that "Ron loved traveling in Israel and around the world, and he loved music."
Hamas released 105 hostages during a week-long ceasefire in November.
It is not clear how many hostages are still alive in Gaza.
Israeli troops were sent into Gaza after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The resulting war has killed an estimated 35,000 Palestinians.
The Biden administration has been pushing Israel to agree to a ceasefire in the conflict.
