Overview
- Forensic specialists in Tel Aviv identified the body as Hadar Goldin after the ICRC transferred a coffin from Gaza to Israeli forces.
- Hamas said the remains were found in a Rafah tunnel, with Israeli media reporting Israel authorized a supervised search in an Israeli-controlled area.
- Reports indicated Hamas sought free passage for roughly 200 fighters in connection with the handover, a proposal Israel’s chief of staff publicly rejected.
- Israeli officials said four sets of hostage remains covered by the October ceasefire have yet to be returned.
- US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met Israeli leaders as mediators push implementation of the truce and discuss options for Gaza’s next security phase.