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IDF Finds Remains of Kidnapped Hostage Meny Godard

3/29/2025

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Israeli forces have found partial remains of hostage Meny Godard, who was tragically kidnapped and killed by Palestinian Islamic Jihad on October 7, 2023. In a heart-wrenching plea, his family has asked that no soldiers be put in harm's way for further recovery efforts, as Godard's body remains in Gaza while the IDF tirelessly searches for the rest.

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Israeli forces have found partial remains of hostage Meny Godard, who was tragically kidnapped and killed by Palestinian Islamic Jihad on October 7, 2023. In a heart-wrenching plea, his family has asked that no soldiers be put in harm's way for further recovery efforts, as Godard's body remains in Gaza while the IDF tirelessly searches for the rest.