HY’D: Body Returned By Hamas Identified As Staff Sgt. Itay Chen

Military representative notified the family of Staff Sgt. Itay Chen that his body was returned to Israel by Hamas last night, following the completion of identification efforts by forensic experts.

Chen served in the 7th Armored Brigade’s 77th Battalion, and was killed while battling Hamas terrorists in his tank during the morning of October 7, 2023, in the Nahal Oz area.

Itay was killed alongside fellow tank crew members Sgt. Tomer Leibovitz and Cpt. Daniel Perez, and his body was abducted together with Perez’s to the Strip.

Perez’s remains were returned last month, and the crew’s fourth member, Matan Angrest, who was abducted alive, was released on the same day.