The Red Cross collected two caskets containing the remains of Inbar Haiman and Muhammad el-Atrash from Hamas in Gaza City on 16 October 2025. The caskets were then handed over to Israeli Defense Forces personnel for transport out of the Gaza Strip.
Upon arrival in Israel, the caskets were inspected by the IDF and draped in Israeli flags during a brief ceremony led by a military rabbi. Police escorted the remains to the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv for identification and cause-of-death assessment.
Forensic analysis confirmed the remains belonged to Haiman, 27, and el-Atrash, 39, both killed on 7 October 2023. The IDF had previously reported that Haiman was abducted after being murdered at the Nova music festival, while el-Atrash died during combat in Nahal Oz.