Israel receives body from Gaza after PM says soldier killed in 2014 to be returned
Summary
Israel has received a body believed to be of Hadar Goldin, a soldier killed by Hamas in 2014, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu mentioned expecting its return. The body is being formally identified by the Israeli military. If confirmed, this return would complete the first phase of a ceasefire agreement under which Hamas has returned all known living hostages and most deceased hostages to Israel.Key Facts
- Israel received a body from Gaza that might be of Hadar Goldin, a soldier killed in 2014.
- The Israeli military is working to formally identify the body.
- Hadar Goldin was killed during an ambush by Hamas fighters near Rafah in southern Gaza in 2014.
- If confirmed as Goldin's body, this return completes the first phase of a ceasefire agreement involving hostages.
- The agreement included returning 20 living hostages and 24 out of 28 deceased hostages.
- During the original 2014 incident, Goldin's body was taken by Hamas after a firefight.
- Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu pledged to bring back all remaining deceased hostages.
- A recent exchange involved the identification of Israeli-Argentinian Lior Rudaeff's body from Gaza.
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