Red Cross heading to handover site in southern Gaza to collect purported remains of slain hostage

By Emanuel Fabian

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7 November 2025, 8:46 pm

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

Red Cross vehicles carrying the bodies of three deceased hostages handed over by Hamas make their way toward the border crossing with Israel, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, November 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Red Cross vehicles are now heading to a handover site in the southern Gaza Strip to collect the apparent remains of a deceased hostage from Hamas, the IDF says.

Hamas said earlier that the body had been located in the Khan Younis area. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad is also involved in the handover, indicating that the hostage was held by the Hamas-allied terror group.