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IDF receives casket from Red Cross in Gaza, apparently holding body of hostage
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 a casket apparently containing the body of a hostage from the Red Cross a short while ago.
The casket had been picked up by the Red Cross from Hamas and fellow terror group the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in central Gaza.
The IDF is set to inspect the casket before draping it in an Israeli flag 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.
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