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PM’s office confirms Israeli troops have received coffins containing slain hostages, says families notified
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Israel puts out an official statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office that the IDF and Shin Bet have received the coffins containing the four slain Israeli hostages from the Red Cross.
After the hostages are identified at the Health Ministry’s Abu Kabir National Center of Forensic Medicine, an official notification will be given to their families, says the Prime Minister’s Office.
The families have been informed that the four bodies have been received, says the PMO, “and our hearts go out to them at this difficult time.”
The PMO asked the public to respect the privacy of the families and refrain from spreading rumors.
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