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Body of apparent dead hostage to be ID’d after soldiers retrieve casket from Gaza
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The casket containing the apparent remains of a dead hostage has been brought out of the Gaza Strip by troops, the military says.
The body is now escorted by the police to the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv for identification, a process which officials have said may take up to two days.
Hamas did not provide the identity of the hostage it handed over.
If the body is confirmed to be a hostage, the remains of 18 dead hostages would still remain held in Gaza.
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