A French hostage kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 has been found dead by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza.

Elya Toledano, 28, was abducted from the Supernova music festival near Re’im where he was partying with his friend Mia Shem, 21, who has since been released.

Catherine Colonna, France’s foreign minister, said she was “deeply saddened” by the news.

The dual French-Israeli citizen is the sixth hostage found dead by the IDF in Gaza and his body has since been brought back to Israel.

Israel estimates that 134 hostages remain in captivity.

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