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IDF receives two caskets from Red Cross, will send bodies for identification
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF troops in the Gaza Strip have received two caskets, apparently containing the bodies of two hostages, from the Red Cross a short while ago.
The caskets had been picked up by the Red Cross from Hamas in central Gaza.
The IDF will inspect the caskets, then drape them in Israeli flags and hold a short ceremony led by a military rabbi.
The remains will then be taken to the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv for identification.
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