Red Cross says it has received casket with apparent body of slain hostage — IDF

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

Illustrative: Hamas operatives accompanied by members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) head to east of Gaza City to search for the bodies of hostages, November 13, 2025. (AP Photo/ Jehand Alshrafi)
Illustrative: Hamas operatives accompanied by members of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) head to east of Gaza City to search for the bodies of hostages, November 13, 2025. (AP Photo/ Jehand Alshrafi)

The IDF says the Red Cross has notified the military that it has picked up a casket, with the apparent body of a slain hostage, from Hamas in northern 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.

The Islamic Jihad terror group said earlier that the body it had been holding was located today during excavation work in the Strip’s north.

The Palestinian terror groups did not provide the identity of the body they are set to return to Israel.

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