IDF chief visits family of Lt. Hadar Goldin after Hamas reported recovering his remains

By Emanuel Fabian

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8 November 2025, 5:46 pm

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir arrives at the home of Leah and Simcha Goldin in Kfar Saba, November 8, 2025. (Screenshot/Channel 12 News)

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has arrived at the home of Leah and Simcha Goldin, parents of Lt. Hadar Goldin — whose body has been held by Hamas since the 2014 Gaza war.

Earlier, a senior source in the military wing of Hamas told Al Jazeera that Goldin’s body had been located by the terror group in an IDF-held area of southern Gaza’s Rafah. The source added that the bodies of six “martyrs” — apparently referring to Hamas fighters — were also recovered.