<p>The coffin of a deceased hostage, escorted by IDF troops, crossed the border into the State of Israel a short while ago and is on its way to the National Institute for Forensic Medicine, where identification procedures will be carried out, the IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) announced.</p><p>IDF representatives are accompanying the families.</p><p><a href=”https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/417457″><strong>Read more</strong></a></p><p><i>(Arutz Sheva-Israel National News’ North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Israel National News articles, however, is Israeli time.)</i></p> | Read More in News from Israel