TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel says forensic testing confirms it has received the remains of Hadar Goldin, a soldier killed in Gaza in 2014.

The 23-year-old Israeli soldier was killed two hours after a ceasefire took effect in that year’s war between Israel and Hamas.

Goldin’s family waged a public campaign for 11 years to bring home his remains. Earlier this year, they marked 4,000 days since his body was taken.

Israel’s military had long determined that he had been killed, based on evidence found in the tunnel where his body was taken, including a blood-soaked shirt and prayer fringes.

The remains of four hostages taken in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the current war are still in Gaza.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP)

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