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The announcement of the return comes as political pressure mounted on the terror group to return the remains of Hadar Goldin, an IDF soldier murdered during Operation Protective Edge in 2014. Israel is expecting to receive the remains of slain hostage Hadar Goldin on Sunday at 2 p.
Hundreds of mourners filled a military cemetery in Israel for the funeral of a soldier whose body was recently returned as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
Body of Itay Chen, the last American Gaza hostage held in Gaza, returned for burial after being killed fighting Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023.
Braslavski and Cohen spoke alongside family members of hostages whose remains are yet to be returned to Israel for burial. Former hostages Rom Braslavski and Nimrod Cohen spoke at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv,