Red Cross collects apparent remains of hostage, which Hamas says belong to Lt. Hadar Goldin

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9 November 2025, 2:42 pm

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

Red Cross vehicles carrying the bodies of two people believed to be deceased hostages handed over by Hamas make their way toward the Kissufim border crossing with Israel, to be transferred to Israeli authorities, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, October 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

The IDF says the Red Cross has notified the military that it has collected a casket, with the apparent body of a slain hostage, from Hamas in southern Gaza a short while ago.

The Red Cross is now bringing the casket to IDF troops inside the Strip, where a small ceremony, led by a military rabbi, will be held.

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.