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IDF, Shin Bet confirms findings belonging to Meny Godard brought back by troops from Gaza
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF and Shin Bet confirm that troops operating in southern Gaza’s Rafah recovered findings belonging to murdered hostage Meny Godard, who was killed and abducted by Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists on October 7, 2023.
Last week, troops had searched an Islamic Jihad military post in Rafah, as part of efforts by the IDF and Shin Bet to locate Godard’s body.
The findings found at the post were taken to Israel and identified by the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute as belonging to Godard’s body. His family was then updated on the developments, the military says.
Godard’s body still remains held in Gaza, according to the military. The IDF says it is continuing efforts to return his body for burial.
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