Herzog welcomes return of body of ‘hero of Israel’ Hadar Goldin

9 November 2025, 7:46 pm

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President Isaac Herzog welcomes the return after more than 11 years of the body of IDF soldier Hadar Goldin.

Herzog says the repatriation of the “hero of Israel” from Gaza comes “after 11 painful years, too long.”

He says Goldin’s photo was on his desk over the years, “and his character was etched into my heart the entire time.”

The president says he has gotten to know the family well, and that “the nation of Israel embraces them today with deep love and endless appreciation for their tireless and persistent struggle for the return of Hadar, for the unwavering hope, for the respect, for the Zionism, and for their faith.

“May his memory be a blessed one.”