For the first time since October 7, no residents of Kibbutz Be’eri remain in captivity.

The return of Godard’s body offered a measure of relief after more than two years of agonizing uncertainty,

The two groups are currently holding four remaining deceased hostages in clear violation of the ceasefire agreement.

Goldin’s body was held in a tunnel directly beneath Israeli soldiers who had been operating in the area for months.

'Now is the time to cry. We don't always understand why things happen in our lives, but we must try and learn.'

'He is home now,' his father said. 'Not the way we prayed for. Not the way we dreamed. But he is home.'

Mollel was murdered by Hamas terrorists at a dairy farm in Kibbutz Nahal Oz during the attacks on Oct. 7.

Chen, 19, from Netanya, served in the 7th Armored Brigade’s 75th Battalion and fell in the defense of Nahal Oz.

'You stood guard on the day our home became a battlefield, and because of you, people here live.'

As the sun set over Nir Yitzhak, Tal was finally laid to rest, his courage leaving a lasting legacy for family, kibbutz, and nation.

'He protected us and the kibbutz where he grew up and raised a family,” his wife said. “He didn’t hesitate for a moment that morning.'

Senior intelligence and military figures reject Hamas’s claims that it does not know where the remains are located.

So far, Hamas has transferred to Israel only 12 of the 28 hostage remains it agreed to return.