Jerusalem: In a significant humanitarian gesture amid ongoing tensions, Israel confirmed on Sunday that it had received the remains of a soldier, believed to have been killed during hostilities in Gaza more than a decade ago, from the Palestinian armed group Hamas. The hand-over took place under the supervision of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), highlighting the continued role of neutral intermediaries in sensitive exchanges between the two sides.

The soldier, identified by Israeli authorities as Hadar Goldin, was reported to have been killed during an ambush in the 2014 Gaza conflict. Hamas’ armed wing confirmed that it had returned the remains, although Israeli officials stressed that formal forensic identification would be required to verify the identity conclusi

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