Purported casket of Hadar Goldin brought out of Gaza, being taken to forensic center

By Emanuel Fabian

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9 November 2025, 3:43 pm

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

The casket containing the apparent remains of a dead hostage has been brought out of the Gaza Strip by troops.

The body is now being escorted by the police to the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv for identification, a process which officials have said may take up to two days.

Hamas has said that the body belongs to Lt. Hadar Goldin, who was killed and abducted by the terror group in the 2014 Gaza War.

If the body is confirmed to belong to Goldin, it would mean that the remains of four hostages are still held in Gaza: Meny Godard, Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, Dror Or, and Sudthisak Rinthalak.