The IDF recovered the body of hostage Maya Goren, 56, in a military operation in Gaza on Wednesday.
Goren is from Kibbutz Nir Oz; the community issued a statement saying: "After over nine months, she was brought back home for burial. The family was updated about the operation in the last few hours.
"She will be buried next to her husband Avner Goren, who was murdered on October 7."
Nir Oz mourns Maya Goren, kindergarten teacher on the Kibbutz
Goren worked as a kindergarten teacher and "lovingly cared for the children of the kibbutz for many years," the Kibbutz said.
Goren's husband was murdered on October 7, and the couple left behind four children.
This is a developing story.