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World4 November 2025Archive brief

Hamas returns the body of Israeli American Itay Chen to Israel, the last hostage with U.S. citizenship

Hamas returns the body of Israeli American Itay Chen to Israel, the last hostage with U.S. citizenship.

By Belfast Herald Staff Reporter2 min read

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Hamas returns the body of Israeli American Itay Chen to Israel, the last hostage with U.S. citizenship.

The development was among the significant world stories being followed from World. Contemporary coverage attributed the principal details to Times of Israel on 4 November 2025.

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