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IDF: Red Cross heading to pick up bodies of hostages from Hamas
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A convoy of Red Cross vehicles is now heading to a handover site in the northern Gaza Strip to collect the bodies of two hostages from Hamas, the IDF says.
The Red Cross will bring the caskets to IDF troops inside Gaza, where a small ceremony, led by a military rabbi, will be held in their memory.
Then, the bodies will be taken to the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv for identification.
Hamas did not identify the hostages it is set to hand over.
“Hamas is required to abide by the agreement and make the necessary efforts to return the captive bodies,” the IDF adds.
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