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Hamas Returns IDF Lieutenant's Remains, Offers Family Closure

11/9/2025

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Hamas has returned the remains of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin (Israeli Defense Forces), who died in 2014.
The body was handed to the International Committee of the Red Cross and confirmed by Israeli authorities.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the return brings closure to Goldin's family after a decade.
The handover is part of the October 2023 ceasefire.
Four captives remain in Gaza, including three Israelis and one Thai citizen.

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Hamas has returned the remains of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin (Israeli Defense Forces), who died in 2014.
The body was handed to the International Committee of the Red Cross and confirmed by Israeli authorities.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the return brings closure to Goldin's family after a decade.
The handover is part of the October 2023 ceasefire.
Four captives remain in Gaza, including three Israelis and one Thai citizen.