US EditionRed Cross receives body of a hostage in Gaza that Hamas claims is Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin
- On Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025, a Red Cross convoy carried what Hamas says are the remains toward Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip, and the ICRC handed the coffin to Israeli military officials for identification.
- Goldin was killed in August 2014 during Operation Protective Edge in Rafah, and his remains have been held in Gaza for 11 years, prompting a sustained campaign by Simcha and Leah Goldin.
- Vehicles from the Red Cross and Hamas entered Rafah neighborhoods, and searches by Hamas, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and Egyptian workers were observed on November 5, 2025.
- Dozens gathered along the convoy route to pay respects, as mourners lined intersections from southern Israel to Tel Aviv, marking potential closure for the Goldin family after 11 years.
- Despite recent returns, four hostage bodies — three Israeli and one Thai — still remain in Gaza, under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire that began Oct. 10, and if confirmed, Goldin would be the 24th deceased hostage repatriated.
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Hamas returns body of IDF soldier held since 2014 amid Rafah tensions
Hamas transferred the body of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Lieutenant Hadar Goldin to Israel on November 9. Goldin was one of two IDF soldiers who were killed in 2014 and whose bodies had been held in Gaza. The other soldier had been located in January 2025. The return of Goldin's body came as tensions remain over 200 Hamas terrorists reported to be trapped in a tunnel network in Rafah. In southern Gaza, Israeli troops dismantled “dozens” of terr…
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Hamas returns remains of hostage held for 11 years as attention deepens around postwar planning
Hamas returned the remains of Hadar Goldin, an Israeli soldier it murdered and kidnapped in 2014, to Israel on Sunday, bringing the number of hostages whose remains it still holds in Gaza to four. All four were killed when Hamas attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The number has shrunk steadily in recent days as Hamas has repatriated the remains of half a dozen hostages, including Itay Chen, the final American-Israeli held in Gaza. The rep…
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