Israel Army Confirms Death of Last Missing Person From October 7 Attack

Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since October 7 protest outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on April 25, 2024. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)
Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since October 7 protest outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on April 25, 2024. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)
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Israel Army Confirms Death of Last Missing Person From October 7 Attack

Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since October 7 protest outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on April 25, 2024. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)
Relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza since October 7 protest outside the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv on April 25, 2024. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)

The Israeli military confirmed on Tuesday that Bilha Yinon, the last person listed as missing from the October 7 Hamas attack, was killed on that day.

"Today, (Israel army) representatives officially informed the family of Bilha Yinon that she is no longer alive," the military said in a statement, AFP reported.

The Israeli military and investigators had carried out an extensive search for her, the statement said.

"As part of this effort, evidence was discovered in the area of Yinon's house that, after complex testing, enabled the verification of her identity," it said.

Based on forensic evidence, Israeli experts determined that she was killed on October 7, the military added.

Hamas fighters attacked southern Israeli communities on that day, resulting in the death of 1,198 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.

They also seized 251 people, 111 of whom are still held captive in Gaza, including 39 the military says are dead.

Israel's retaliatory military campaign in Gaza has so far killed at least 39,653 people, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory.



4 Killed When Single-engine Plane Crashes in Oklahoma City

FILE - The Devon Energy Tower dwarfs other downtown buildings, Sept. 27, 2021, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, file)
FILE - The Devon Energy Tower dwarfs other downtown buildings, Sept. 27, 2021, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, file)
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4 Killed When Single-engine Plane Crashes in Oklahoma City

FILE - The Devon Energy Tower dwarfs other downtown buildings, Sept. 27, 2021, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, file)
FILE - The Devon Energy Tower dwarfs other downtown buildings, Sept. 27, 2021, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, file)

Four people were killed when a small airplane crashed Tuesday afternoon in Oklahoma City, local authorities said.
The plane crashed about 1:30 p.m. at Sundance Airport, a small airport on the outskirts of the city, according to Oklahoma City Fire Capt. John Chenoweth. He said the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration were notified of the crash.
The FAA said in preliminary statement that the aircraft was a single-engine Beechcraft BE33 that crashed while taking off from the airport and the NTSB will be in charge of investigating.
NTSB spokesperson Keith Holloway wrote in an email that the airplane was a Beech F33A, though the information is preliminary. NTSB investigators are expected to be on the scene tomorrow to examine the aircraft, Holloway added.