Hadar Goldin

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

The tunnel stretched approximately seven to ten kilometers, leading to dozens of living quarters and Hamas command posts.

IDF soldiers stand at the entrance of a tunnel that Hamas used to attack Israel, in Beit Hanun, December 17, 2023
Tzur Goldin speaks at an event to remember his twin brother, Hadar.

Hadar Goldin's brother warns West of hostage-taking threat: 'This is not only an Israeli story'

Ayelet Goldin on what could have been the final rally in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square on November 29, 2025.

Hostage families vow to continue fighting for return of last two hostages as weekly rallies end

Security forces apprehend Marwan al-Hamas, November 20, 2025.

Detained Hamas terrorist knew where Hadar Goldin's remains held - IDF, Shin Bet


‘Get our sons out of Gaza just like you’re freeing Naama from Russia’

Hamas is also holding two civilian captives who wandered into Gaza: Ethiopian-Israeli Avera Mengistu and Bedouin-Israeli Hisham al-Sayed.

Leah Goldin, mother of Hadar, speaks at a press conference, August 5, 2018

Israel moving towards ‘calm’ agreement with Hamas

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh next to his destroyed office (REUTERS/Handout)

Katz: No arrangement with Hamas without returning Goldin and Shaul

“There will not be an arrangement without the return of the captives and missing soldiers, but there could be calm,” he told Army Radio.

St.Sgt. Oron Shaul, whose remains are held by Hamas in Gaza

A parallel reality

One possible conclusion is that Israel is plagued by the existence of “parallel realities” – one experienced by the general public, and the other by its elected leadership.

IDF soldiers Hadar Goldin, Benaya Sarel and Liel Gidoni died fighting Hamas terrorists in 2014

Repatriate missing soldiers and civilians

The international community must acknowledge their return is an obligation, not a bargaining chip.

A HAMAS member in a tunnel during the 2014 war

Encountering Peace: Bring our citizens home

Two Israeli citizens, presumed to be alive, Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed, have been in Hamas captivity for more than four years.

BRING OUR citizens back from Gaza

Hamas: Israel refusing to pay the price for prisoner swap

Khalil al-Hayya, another senior Hamas official in the Gaza Strip, also denied any progress related a potential prisoner swap with Israel.

Palestinians take part in a rally marking the 31st anniversary of Hamas' founding, in Gaza City

Netanyahu won’t transfer terrorists' bodies to Gaza until MIAs returned

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: "No change in policy of targeted assassinations."

Benjamin Netanyahu and IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi in Tel Aviv on Tuesday

Leah Goldin to UNHRC: What if this was your son?

Leah Goldin whose son's remains have been in Hamas' possession since 2014, spoke to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on September 23.

Leah Goldin, mother of Hadar, speaks at a press conference, August 5, 2018

Hamas denying a chance for Goldins to bury their son is antisemitism

The Goldins pointed out to Carr that it is a daily torment for them not to be able to fulfill their final obligation to their son, and to inter his body according to Jewish law.

THE FAMILY OF Hadar Goldin protests last year in Jerusalem.