Overview
- Israel’s military said on November 9 that Hamas handed over Goldin’s remains via the Red Cross, and the Abu Kabir Institute confirmed his identity.
- Tens of thousands attended the November 11 funeral at Kfar Saba’s military cemetery, where family members and IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir delivered eulogies.
- Goldin was killed and abducted into a Rafah tunnel on August 1, 2014, during Operation Protective Edge.
- Mishpacha reported the return was part of the current ceasefire framework established after the October 7, 2023 attacks, and that four deceased hostages remain in Gaza.
- Reporting credited U.S. and Turkish mediation with helping secure the transfer, and a senior commander said he participated in the handover ceremony inside Gaza.