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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Caskets of 4 apparent slain hostages brought out of Gaza by IDF troops
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The bodies of four apparent slain hostages being escorted by Israel Police to the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv, early October 15, 2025. (Israel Police)
The caskets containing the apparent remains of four dead hostages have been brought out of the Gaza Strip by troops, the military says.
The bodies are now being taken to the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv for identification, which officials have said may take up to two days.
Hamas did not provide the identities of the hostages it handed over.
The terror group is still holding the bodies of at least 20 hostages in Gaza.
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