The Israeli military said Friday it had identified the body of a hostage recovered from a tunnel in southern Gaza as the son of Yosef Al-Ziyadnah, a hostage whose body was recovered earlier this week.

Hamas has lost track of the majority of the hostages held in captivity in northern Gaza due to Israel's military activities in the area, a source in the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's armed wing,

The 22-year-old son of a man recently found dead in the Gaza Strip, who had been kidnapped from Israel, is also no longer alive. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Friday that it had informed the family after completing an investigation.

Israel government spokesperson David Mencer has called out Hamas for “murdering” a hostage after the body of a 53-year-old man was found inside a tunnel in Rafah.

Israeli strikes killed dozens of people across Gaza on Wednesday, said Palestinian medics, as talks to halt the fighting continued in Qatar.