Hamas says it has handed over remains of Israeli soldier killed in 2014

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

53% : Israel's Prime Minister had earlier foreshadowed the return of Mr Goldin's remains, telling a cabinet meeting Hamas' decision to hold them for 11 years had caused the "great agony of his family, which will now be able to give him a Jewish burial".
49% : Hamas has not addressed reports it had been seeking a deal to secure their escape, but Israeli Innovation, Science and Technology Minister Gila Gamliel told a local radio station Israel would be open to any negotiations.
47% : The bodies of 23 hostages have already been handed over to Israel, along with the release of 20 living hostages, while a further five remain unaccounted for.
44% : Israel recovered the remains of the other soldier as its forces carried out operations in Rafah earlier this year.
36% : Hamas has rejected those claims, arguing the complete devastation wrought upon Gaza by Israel has made locating and retrieving the bodies of hostages exceedingly difficult.
34% : Meanwhile, Israel has continued to pressure Hamas to return the remains of hostages taken to Gaza in the wake of the October 7 attacks.
33% : Mr Goldin's remains were the only ones held in Gaza from the 2014 conflict between Hamas and Israel - he was killed around two hours after a ceasefire took effect, ending the the conflict.
30% : Israel has accused Hamas of deliberately withholding the remains of hostages, claiming this was a breach of the United States-backed ceasefire agreement.

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