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Body of presumed hostage en route to Israel after Red Cross hands it over to IDF
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 a casket, with the apparent body of a dead hostage, from the Red Cross a short while ago.
The casket had been collected by the Red Cross from Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in southern Gaza.
The IDF is set to inspect the casket before draping it in an Israeli flag and holding 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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