Hamas claims to have found body of IDF soldier Hadar Goldin — kidnapped and killed by the terror group in 2014

The remains of an Israeli soldier killed in 2014 were allegedly recovered by Hamas Saturday as the terror group continues to retrieve the bodies of dead hostages ahead of the next phase of the Gaza cease-fire.

Hadar Goldin, an Israeli soldier who was captured by Hamas fighters in an ambush in 2014, was discovered in a tunnel in Rafah — Hamas’ Oassam Brigades claim — a city which Israel has largely controlled for more than a year, Al Jazeera reported.

“An entire nation is waiting for Hadar to be returned to us. This is a mission that must and can be accomplished, for all of us,” the Goldin family said in a statement, reported by Israel National News.

“We are awaiting official confirmation that Hadar has returned to Israel. In this country, we never give up on anyone, ever. We ask everyone to remain calm. Until it is final, it is not over.”

Al Jazeera and radio station Galei Zahal reported that Goldin’s body was found in an eastern Rafah tunnel where roughly 50 Hamas terrorists were entrenched — but the Israeli Defense Forces pushed back.

“These are false claims that cause harm to the family,” the IDF said in a statement to Israel National News. 

“The IDF urges the public to rely solely on announcements from official sources and to refrain from spreading unverified rumors, which harm the families of the hostages and the public,” the military added.

Earlier on Saturday, Israel released the remains of 15 Palestinians to the Gaza strip after Hamas returned the remains of slain hostage Lior Rudaeff, 61, the night before.

Rudaeff’s remains were identified by a forensics team in Israel Saturday morning. He was a civilian deputy security coordinator at Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak, just miles from the Gaza border, when Islamic terrorists stormed his community on Oct. 7, 2023.

He was killed while battling back the murderous terrorists, saving his wife Yaffa, his four children and many grandchildren, according to The Times of Israel.

The heroic grandpa was promoted to the rank of warrant officer in the Israel military reserves posthumously, the outlet reported.

“The Israeli government shares in the deep sorrow of the Rudaeff family and of all the families of the fallen hostages,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netyanyahu’s Office said in a statement.

Israel has now received the remains of all but five slain hostages — which include four Israelis and one Thai citizen.

Along with Lt. Goldin, the bodies of Meny Godard, Master Sgt. Ran Gvili, Dror Or and Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak have yet to be returned to the Jewish state.

The first phase of the Trump administration’s 20-point peace plan, secured by Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and first son-in-law Jared Kushner in September, calls for Hamas to return the remains of all hostages before moving into the second phase of the agreement.

Witkoff and Kushner are expected to travel to Israel next week to close the first phase of the landmark deal and push toward establishing a lasting peace, The Times of Israel reported.