The Red Cross has transferred the remains of Hadar Goldin from Hamas to the Israeli army. Photo: AP PHOTO

Israel has received the remains of a deceased Israeli soldier who was killed in the Gaza Strip more than a decade ago.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement the remains were handed over to Israeli forces in the Palestinian territory by the Red Cross, confirming his identity in a later statement.

Hamas' armed wing had earlier said it would hand over the body of Hadar Goldin, a military officer killed in an ambush in the Gaza Strip during the 2014 Israel-

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