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.



Protesters Force 4 Bangladesh Cenbank Deputies to Resign

Commuters wait at a traffic light in Dhaka on August 7, 2024, after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
Commuters wait at a traffic light in Dhaka on August 7, 2024, after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
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Protesters Force 4 Bangladesh Cenbank Deputies to Resign

Commuters wait at a traffic light in Dhaka on August 7, 2024, after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP)
Commuters wait at a traffic light in Dhaka on August 7, 2024, after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country. (Photo by MUNIR UZ ZAMAN / AFP)

Four deputy governors of Bangladesh's central bank were forced to resign on Wednesday after about 300-400 officials protested against what they said was corruption by top officials, two sources at the bank told Reuters.
Protesters also demanded the resignation of Bangladesh Bank governor Abdur Rouf Talukder, who was not present during the demonstrations at the bank's headquarters in capital Dhaka, said the sources, who did not want to be named.
Talukder and the bank's spokesperson did not answer calls made to seek comment.
The protests at the central bank came two days after Sheikh Hasina resigned as Bangladesh's prime minister and fled the country following weeks of deadly protests that began as demonstrations by students against government job quotas but escalated into a movement demanding her resignation.
Deputy Governor Nurun Nahar will continue handling operational work at the bank for now but will have to leave when new deputy governors are appointed, said one of the sources.
"Although many officials, including myself, continue to work, we support the protests," said another central bank official who did not join the protests and did not want to be named.
Two of Talukder's deputies were also not in office on Wednesday but agreed to resign after protesters spoke to them by phone, the sources said.
The chief of the financial intelligence department and the policy adviser to the central bank also resigned, the sources said, adding that Bangladesh army personnel ensured the safety of the officials and helped them leave the bank.
Bangladesh Bank announced its monetary policy for the first half of fiscal year 2024-25 last month and the next policy for the second half is due in January.