Overview
- The Red Cross delivered a coffin to Israeli forces in Gaza, and the remains are being taken to the national forensic institute at Abu Kabir for testing.
- Hamas said it located the body in a Rafah tunnel and released video showing operatives and Red Cross personnel retrieving a labeled bag.
- Israeli authorities urged caution until tests confirm the identity, and officials rejected reports of a separate deal for militants surrounded in Rafah.
- Since the Oct. 10 truce began, militants have returned 23 sets of remains while Israel has freed nearly 2,000 detainees and transferred hundreds of Palestinian bodies.
- If identified as Goldin, he would be the 24th deceased hostage returned under the truce, with three Israelis and one Thai national still to be recovered.