Israel gearing up for possible release of hostage’s body this afternoon

By Emanuel Fabian

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9 November 2025, 10:38 am

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

The five slain hostages whose bodies were still held in Gaza as of November 8, 2025: (Top row from left) Meny Godard, Ran Gvili, Dror Or; (Bottom row) Sudthisak Rinthalak, Hadar Goldin. (Collage by Times of Israel; Photos: Courtesy)

Israel is preparing for the possibility that Hamas may return the body of a hostage to Israel this afternoon, The Times of Israel has learned.

It is not yet fully certain if the handover will take place, and Hamas has yet to announce today that it intends to return any hostages.

Currently, the bodies of five dead hostages remain held in Gaza: Meny Godard, Lt. Hadar Goldin, Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, Dror Or and Sudthisak Rinthalak.

Yesterday, a Hamas official said the terror group recovered the body of Goldin — held since the 2014 Gaza War — in an IDF-held area of southern Gaza’s Rafah.