Hadar Goldin

IDF seals 16-kilometer Hamas tunnel where murdered soldier Hadar Goldin's remains were held

The IDF completed a three-month operation to seal a vast Hamas tunnel complex near the Philadelphi Corridor with more than 30,000 cubic meters of concrete.

IDF soldiers complete an operation to seal the underground tunnel in which the remains of Lieutenant Hadar Goldin were held captive by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip. June 29, 2026.
LEO TERRELL in his Washington office wearing his Hadar Goldin hat, with hostage pictures in the background. Lt. Goldin died in a 2014 Hamas ambush in Gaza, with his body finally returned to be laid to rest in Israel this past Nov.

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IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir salutes as he stands with the family of fallen soldier Lt. Hadar Goldin at his funeral in Kfar Saba Military Cemetery, November 11, 2025.

After 11 years, Hadar Goldin's family marks Remembrance Day with closure

IDF soldiers stand at the entrance of a tunnel that Hamas used to attack Israel, in Beit Hanun, December 17, 2023

'Like a subway': IDF reveals Rafah tunnels where Hadar Goldin's remains were held


'Today you are finally home': Oz Daniel laid to rest after two years in Hamas captivity

Thousands of people, including family, friends, and military officials, gathered Thursday for Sergeant Major Oz Daniel's funeral. Attendees included President Herzog, MK Benny Gantz, Gal Hirsch.

Family and friends attend the funeral of Israeli soldier Oz Daniel, at the military cemetery in Kfar Saba, February, 2024.

‘Relief but no rest’: Slain hostage Itay Chen’s family gives first statement to media since return

“Our personal journey may have reached its conclusion, but not the hostage families’ collective journey - we will NOT rest, will NOT stop, until the last hostage returns home," said Ruby Chen.

Ruby and Hagit Chen speak to media on November 5, 2025.

IDF denies it has information linking slain hostage Lt. Goldin to Rafah tunnel holding terrrorists

According to the report, this is the main reason why the IDF and Israel's leadership have refrained from striking that position.

Sec.-Lt. Hadar Goldin.

Hamas knows where hostages Hadar Goldin, Asaf Hamami buried, stalling return, source tells 'Post'

A source told The Jerusalem Post that Hamas is dragging its feet on returning the bodies of slain hostages Hadar Goldin and Col. Assaf Hamami.

(L-R): Slain Gaza hostages Hadar Goldin; Assaf Hamami

'We've waited long enough,' hostage families meet with Secretary of State Rubio in Washington

During the meeting Rubio stressed that true victory in Gaza will only be realized when all the hostages return home.

 Family members of hostages held in Gaza met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday, 26 June, 2025.

'Writing was on the wall': Hadar Goldin's brother says it's easier for Israel to ignore hostages

The Jerusalem Post Podcast with Tamar Uriel-Beeri and Eve Young.

 Tamar Uriel-Beeri is seen interviewing Tzur Goldin.

'You country is abandoning you': Avera Mengistu's family at rally marking 10 years in captivity

"As of yesterday, September 7, it has been 10 years of Avera Mengistu being held in Hamas' brutal captivity," said the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. 

 Avera's father speaks at the rally.

Israel agrees to exchange prisoners for bodies of IDF soldiers killed in 2014 war

The proposal was forwarded to Hamas, but they have not yet responded.

Protestors outside Tel Aviv Hashalom train station demand the return of Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul, July 8, 2021.

Hadar Goldin's sister: Include all Gaza hostages in negotiations

Ayelet Goldin, Hadar Goldin's sister, insists on including her brother's name among the hostages, aiming to spare others the same nine-year ordeal her family has endured.


Hamas publishes photos of IDF tags snatched from Israeli soldier

The terrorist group did not provide further details about the dog tag, which carried the name of the Givati Brigade.

 A dog tag Hamas says it seized during the ambush in which IDF soldier Hadar Golin was kidnapped in 2014.