"After 503 agonizing days of uncertainty, we have received the devastating news," the family said in a statement. "We had hoped and prayed for a different outcome. Now, we can finally mourn our husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, whom we have missed since October 7. Our family's healing begins now and will not be complete until the last hostage is brought home."

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