The Israeli army announced on Saturday that a brigade commander was killed in the Oct. 7 cross-border attack by Hamas and that his body is currently in the possession of the Gaza-based Palestinian group.
Commander of the Gaza Division's Southern Brigade Col. Asaf Hamami, 41, was killed in the surprise attack, the Israeli army said in a statement on X.
The number of killed Israeli military personnel whose bodies are being held by Hamas now stands at four. All were killed on Oct. 7.
Hamas has not commented on the Israeli statement.
