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IDF receives two caskets that Hamas says contain bodies of slain hostages
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 two caskets, with the apparent bodies of two dead hostages, from the Red Cross a short while ago, the Prime Minister’s Office announces.
The caskets had been collected by the Red Cross from Hamas in southern Gaza.
The IDF is set to inspect the caskets before draping them in Israeli flags 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 to confirm they belong to slain hostages.
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