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The World Tonight: Israel recovers bodies of three hostages from Gaza

Israel recovers bodies of three hostages from Gaza

BBC Radio 4 - The World Tonight, Israel recovers bodies of three hostages from Gaza

IDF says it has recovered the bodies of three people killed at the Nova Music Festival

The IDF confirmed it has recovered the bodies of Shani Louk, Amit Buskila, and Itzhak Gelerenter, who were killed by Hamas at the Nova Music Festival during the October 7 attacks on Israel. About 125 hostages remain unaccounted for, with the others having been released or rescued. Meanwhile the US has confirmed the first shipment of humanitarian aid has arrived in Gaza via a temporary floating pier.

As the Infected Blood Inquiry prepares to conclude on Monday, we speak to someone who contracted HIV from contaminated Factor VIII when she was five years old.

And how do you measure the health of a rainforest? Researchers in Costa Rica are doing it through sound.

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