Overview
- A Hamas source told Al Jazeera the body of IDF Lt. Hadar Goldin was located near Rafah.
- Footage aired via Al Jazeera shows Hamas operatives with Red Cross personnel retrieving a bag labeled with Goldin’s name from a tunnel area.
- The IDF said it has no information indicating Goldin’s body is in a Rafah tunnel, called the reports false, and urged reliance on official statements.
- No transfer has been confirmed, with Israeli officials earlier expecting a possible Saturday evening return that did not materialize.
- Haaretz reported U.S. officials told Hamas that passage for militants in Rafah would be conditioned on returning Goldin’s remains.