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IDF says caskets apparently containing bodies of hostages have been brought out of Gaza
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The caskets containing the apparent remains of two hostages have been brought out of the Gaza Strip by troops, the military says.
The bodies are now escorted by the police to the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv for identification, a process that officials have said may take up to two days.
If the bodies are confirmed to belong to hostages, it would mean that the remains of 11 dead hostages are still held in Gaza.
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