In a statement issued today (Tuesday) by the Prime Minister's Office, it was reported that the coffin of a hostage inside the Gaza Strip was transferred to the IDF through the Red Cross.
The coffin was transported under military escort, accompanied by a military rabbi, outside the Gaza Strip and is being transferred to the Ministry of Health's National Center for Forensic Medicine for identification.
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The Prime Minister's Office emphasized that upon completion of the identification process, an official notification will be given to the family.
The families of the deceased abductees were informed of the matter, and the ministry's statement read: "At this difficult time, our hearts are with them. The effort to return our abductees continues continuously and will not stop until the last abductee is returned.".
To date, three hostages have been held by the terrorist organizations in Gaza: Dror Or, Ran Guili, and Sudthisak Rinthalak.
Major General Ran Guili, a 24-year-old Negev Infantry Regiment fighter, was kidnapped after being killed in battle at Kibbutz Alumim on October 7. Guili left the hospital to assist under fire and was wounded. Shortly thereafter, contact with him was lost. On January 31, 2024, it was announced that he had fallen in battle and was classified as a kidnapped casualty.
Dror Or, a 48-year-old chef from Bari, was kidnapped from his home along with his three children Alma and Noam and his nephew Liam. His wife Yonath was murdered. His children were released in the hostage deals. On May 2, Kibbutz Bari announced that he was murdered on the day of the attack and that his body was being held by Hamas.
Sutthisak Rintlak, a farm worker from Thailand, was kidnapped while working in the plantations in Bari. He was murdered on October 7th and his body is being held by Hamas. Rintlak came to Israel in 2017 to support his family in Thailand.
