The father of Staff Sgt. Itay Chen, whose body was returned from Gaza by Hamas on Tuesday, says the family can now start to move forward with a sense of closure, but that the fight goes on to secure the release of the remaining hostages.

Our personal journey may have reached its conclusion, but not the hostage families’ collective journey - we will NOT rest, will NOT stop, until the last hostage returns home”

Israel received the body of Staff Sergeant Itay Chen from Hamas via the Red Cross. Under a ceasefire, Hamas agreed to release Israeli hostages' remains. Tensions persist as Israel accused Hamas of delaying the process.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that the US “honors the life” of IDF Staff Sgt. Itay Chen, a dual US-Israeli citizen, after his remains were returned to Israel from Gaza last night.