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Hadar Goldin

An officer with the elite Yahalom unit is seen inside a tunnel in the Rafah area of the southern Gaza Strip, where the body of Lt. Hadar Goldin was held, December 8, 2025. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
December 17, 2025, 2:04 pm
Daily Briefing Dec. 17: Day 803 – Inside the most complex Hamas tunnel network in Gaza
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on the rising tensions that could lead to a new IDF ground operation in Lebanon, what’s happening on the ground in Gaza, and Strip’s underworld
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian
IDF soldiers stand near the entrance to a tunnel in the Rafah area of the southern Gaza Strip, where the body of Lt. Hadar Goldin was held, December 8, 2025. (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
December 9, 2025, 4:58 pm
Scouring massive labyrinth under Rafah, IDF just missed finding Hadar Goldin’s body
Elite officers describe months of searches through sprawling tunnel network, including perilous work removing supports to reveal hidden passages, though effort came up short
By Emanuel Fabian
Leah Goldin (L) and Simcha Goldin, the parents of IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin, who was killed in 2014 in Gaza, look on at his funeral in a military cemetery in Kfar Saba on November 11, 2025. (Abir SULTAN / POOL / AFP)
December 6, 2025, 2:30 pm
Simcha Goldin: Oct. 7 could have been averted had Israel taken Hadar’s fate seriously
Both PM and his opponents, when they were in power, failed the family over the 11 years that the slain soldier’s body was held in Gaza, says father: ‘A change will come from below’
By ToI Staff
Itzik and Talik Gvili, parents of deceased hostage Ran Gvili, on November 22, 2025, at a Hostages Forum rally. (Paulina Patimer/Hostages Forum)
November 29, 2025, 12:02 am
Father of Ran Gvili, one of two remaining hostages, to speak at possible final Tel Aviv rally
Hostages forum indicates Saturday event may be last as it narrows activities to support 2 families, says rallies don’t serve current situation of terror groups searching for bodies
By Jessica Steinberg and ToI Staff
This image released by the IDF on November 20, 2025, shows the inside a major Hamas tunnel in southern Gaza, where it says the body of Lt. Hadar Goldin had been held by the terror group in recent years. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 21, 2025, 9:55 am
IDF reveals major Hamas tunnel where it says Hadar Goldin’s remains were held for years
Army acknowledges detaining Hamas health official Marwan al-Hams, who was thought to know where Goldin was buried, as it tried ‘dozens of covert operations’ to find soldier killed in 2014
By Emanuel Fabian
Leah Goldin, the mother of Lt. Hadar Goldin, who was killed in 2014 in Gaza, speaks at his funeral in a military cemetery in Kfar Saba on November 11, 2025. (Abir SULTAN / POOL / AFP)
November 11, 2025, 3:20 pm
‘No one left behind’: After 11 years, Hadar Goldin laid to rest with words of love and reckoning
Tens of thousands attend funeral for officer killed in Gaza in 2014 war and held there until this week; father says Israel ‘abandoned’ his son, ‘became addicted to money, honor, and power’
By Jessica Steinberg, Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Leah and Simcha Goldin, parents of fallen soldier Hadar Goldin, offer a statement after the return of their son's body from Hamas captivity in Gaza, outside their Kfar Saba home on November 9, 2025 (Yehoshua Yosef/Flash90)
November 10, 2025, 2:22 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 10: Day 766 – Goldins receive son’s body after 11 years of struggle
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman reports on Witkoff and Kushner visit, Iranian threat and Lebanese tensions as diplomatic reporter Nava Freiberg discusses why it took so long to bring Hadar Goldin home
By Jessica Steinberg, Lazar Berman and Nava Freiberg
Simcha and Leah Goldin give a statement about the return of the body of their son, Hadar Goldin, on November 9, 2025, after it was held in Gaza for 11 years. (Alon Gilboa/ Hostages Forum)
November 9, 2025, 10:53 pm
‘Hero of Israel’: After 11 years in Hamas captivity, Lt. Hadar Goldin’s body brought home
Lamenting years of inaction by government, parents thank ‘IDF and no one else’ for long-awaited return, which becomes a symbol of national resilience and remembrance
By Emanuel Fabian, Jessica Steinberg and Sam Sokol
Freed Israeli hostage Matan Angrest holds a photo of Hadar Goldin during a rally calling for the return of the deceased hostages who are held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025. (AP/Mahmoud Illean)
November 9, 2025, 5:10 pm
After decade of deadlock, return of Hadar Goldin’s body may bring closure to captive nation
Fallen soldier was held by Hamas since 2014, but Israel failed for years to recover his body and others, possibly planting seeds of conflict that would precipitate his eventual return
By Nava Freiberg
Troops investigate a Hamas attack tunnel in southern Gaza's Rafah, in a handout photo issued on August 23, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 9, 2025, 2:41 pm
Daily Briefing Nov. 9: Day 765 – Quid pro no: Why 200 Hamas fighters are trapped in Gaza tunnels
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian on Hamas’s potential return of the body of Lt. Hadar Goldin; a new war on smuggling, and ongoing scandal in the Military Advocate General’s office
By Amanda Borschel-Dan and Emanuel Fabian
An image of slain captive Lt. Hadar Goldin is shown on the screen during a protest at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv calling for the release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas, November 8, 2025. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
November 9, 2025, 2:00 pm
Hamas announces it will return body of IDF soldier Hadar Goldin, held since 2014
Remains set to be handed back at 2 p.m.; return reportedly linked to fate of some 200 Hamas operatives trapped behind Israeli lines, who terror group vows won’t surrender
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and Lazar Berman
A poster of Hadar Goldin, the Givati commander killed in combat in Gaza in 2014, his poster at Tel Aviv's Hostages Square on October 28, 2025. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
November 8, 2025, 10:27 pm
Hamas claims to recover body of Hadar Goldin, IDF soldier killed and abducted in 2014 war
No news yet of planned return of Goldin’s body, amid reports terror group demanding safe passage for trapped gunmen in return; IDF chief visits Goldin family to update them
By Emanuel Fabian, Lazar Berman and ToI Staff
Staff Sgt. Itay Chen (Courtesy)
November 5, 2025, 12:20 am
Body of IDF soldier Itay Chen, killed fighting Hamas on Oct. 7, returned to Israel
Chen, 19, was last remaining hostage with US citizenship; 7 slain captives remain in Strip; army said to believe all can be found; IDF chief said to demand Hadar Goldin’s body in exchange for safe passage for Hamas fighters
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
Hadar Goldin (left), and his twin brother Tzur in an undated photo. Hadar was killed in combat on August 1, 2014, and his body abducted, when serving as a Givati officer during the war in Gaza (Courtesy)
October 29, 2025, 10:52 pm
Twin of soldier Hadar Goldin, killed in Gaza in 2014, has hopes for his return, even as Hamas stalls
Lawyer Tzur Goldin believes US desire to see peace deal implemented will help ensure all remaining hostages’ bodies are eventually brought home
By Jessica Steinberg
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on October 19, 2025. (Screenshot/GPO)
October 19, 2025, 3:25 pm
‘War of Revival’: Cabinet approves Netanyahu’s controversial renaming of Gaza war
Critics say name switch is attempt by PM to evade responsibility for failures around Hamas onslaught; Lapid: ‘It remains the Oct. 7 war. Attempts to erase what happened won’t succeed’
By Lazar Berman, Sam Sokol, Ariela Karmel and ToI Staff
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