IDF reveals details of operation to return the body of Hadar Goldin

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Lt. Hadar Goldin was killed in battle in Rafah during Operation Protective Edge and abducted into Gaza. After 11 years in Hamas captivity, he was returned for burial in Israel, and on the first anniversary of his return the IDF revealed details of the operation.

The key to locating him was the arrest of Hamas operative Marwan Alhamz, who was suspected of knowing where Goldin was buried. The route where he was held runs more than 10 kilometers on three levels and passes beneath a UNRWA compound, mosques and schools.

The IDF sealed the tunnel with more than 30 thousand cubic meters of concrete. Within hours of Goldin's return, Nahal troops destroyed the shaft from which he had been abducted.