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From the Liveblog of
Monday, October 13, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Monday, October 13, 2025
IDF crosses back into Israel with bodies of 4 dead hostages, heads to forensic institute for ID
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Israelis gather outside the Abu Kabir forensic center in Tel Aviv to pay tribute as the bodies of four slain hostages are returned from Gaza and taken for definitive identification, October 13, 2025. The signs amid the flowers say, 'Sorry' (Times of Israel)
Israeli police officers are escorting the caskets containing the apparent remains of four hostages to the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv, where they will undergo identification.
The caskets had been handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross, who then brought them to Israeli troops in Gaza. The IDF says it brought the bodies out of the Strip after a short ceremony in their memory.
A livestream published by the Israel Police shows the convoy heading toward Abu Kabir from the Gaza border.
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