[UPDATE-Day 183-Apr 6-21:00Z] Israel-Hamas War, The Iran Threat: Real Time Reaction and Analysis

IDF commandos retrieved the body of hostage Elad Katzir last night According to intelligence information Elad was murdered in captivity by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). The operation to recover the body was carried out by the Commando Brigade, following intelligence provided by the Shin Bet security agency and the IDF’s Military Intelligence Directorate. “Following an identification procedure carried out overnight by medical officials at the National Center of Forensic Medicine, IDF and Shin Bet representatives informed the family of the late Elad Katzir about the recovery of his body,” the military says. The Shin Bet and IDF stated they “express…