Israel receives remains of hostage
Israel has received, via the Red Cross, the coffin of a fallen hostage, which was handed over to an IDF and ISA force inside the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed.

Israel’s National Center of Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv preparing to receive the remains of four hostages on Feb. 20, 2025. Photo by Roey Basevich/TPS-IL
Following a brief military ceremony, the body will then be taken in a convoy to the National Centre for Forensic Medicine for identification.
If confirmed, it would bring the number of bodies in Gaza down to six.








