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After over a decade, Israel has received the body of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin, an Israeli soldier killed in a 2014 ambush by Hamas during Operation Protective Edge in Gaza. The transfer was facilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) after Hamas retrieved the body from a tunnel. Goldin’s remains were formally identified. The return is part of a broader exchange, with Israel releasing the remains of Palestinian individuals for each body received. Four other deceased Israeli abductees remain in Gaza. The exchange follows a recent truce that has seen the release of living captives and Palestinian prisoners, though thousands of Palestinians remain in Israeli detention. Despite the truce, attacks continue in Gaza and the West Bank, with casualties on both sides.

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Body of Israeli Soldier Hadar Goldin Returned After Decade in Gaza; Remains of Four Other Captives Still Held

Jerusalem – The remains of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin, an Israeli soldier killed in Gaza during the 2014 Operation Protective Edge, have been returned to Israel after being held for over a decade. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the transfer of Goldin’s body, after Hamas retrieved it from a tunnel in the Yebna refugee camp in Rafah.

Goldin was killed on August 1, 2014, shortly after a ceasefire went into effect.

“Lieutenant Hadar Goldin fell in heroic combat during Operation Protective Edge,” Netanyahu said, adding that the family will now be able to give Goldin a Jewish burial.

The return is part of an ongoing exchange. For each body returned to Israel, the country is releasing the remains of 15 Palestinians. Ahmed Dheir, director of forensic medicine at the Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza, reported that 300 Palestinian bodies have been returned, with 89 identified.

According to Hamas, four other deceased Israeli abductees remain in Gaza.

Since the start of the truce last month, Israel has also released nearly 2,000 living Palestinian prisoners, while Palestinian authorities estimate that more than 10,000 still remain in Israeli detention.

Despite the ceasefire, violence continues in the region. Gaza’s Ministry of Health reported that at least 241 Palestinians have been killed and 619 wounded since the truce began, with hundreds of bodies recovered from under rubble. Israeli forces have also reportedly killed a Palestinian man in the West Bank, while settlers allegedly attacked Palestinian farmers.

The current conflict was ignited by Hamas’s attacks on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which resulted in the capture of 251 people and the deaths of at least 1,139 Israelis. Israel’s subsequent military campaign in Gaza has resulted in the deaths of at least 68,875 Palestinians and wounded 170,679, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Health.

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