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Tuesday, October 14, 2025
IDF says Red Cross on way to pick up bodies of several hostages from Hamas
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA convoy of Red Cross vehicles is now heading to a handover site in the northern Gaza Strip to collect the bodies of several hostages from Hamas, the IDF says.
According to Reuters, Hamas is set to hand over four bodies to Israel this evening.
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. The identification process may take up to two days, according to officials.
The return of the bodies is still on schedule for a 10 p.m. handover, a senior Red Cross official tells The Times of Israel.
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