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Friday, October 17, 2025
Hamas says will hand over body of one hostage at 11 p.m.
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
People light candles outside Abu Kabir, the forensic institute where the identification process is being carried out on the bodies that were held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Oct. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Hamas announces that it will hand over the body of one hostage at 11 p.m.
The terror group does not identify the hostage.
The Red Cross is due to collect the body from Hamas and then bring it to IDF troops inside Gaza, where a small ceremony, led by a military rabbi, will be held in their memory.
Then, the body will be taken to the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv for identification.
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