Oct. 16 (UPI) -- Israeli forces announced Thursday morning the identification of two more bodies of deceased hostages recently returned from Gaza as part of a cease-fire deal with Hamas.
In a statement on X, the Israel Defense Forces said the identification process of two sets of remains has been completed and they can confirm that they belong to Inbar Haiman and Muhammad Alatrash.
Hamas has returned 10 bodies and 20 living hostages to Israel since Monday, including two bodies on Wednesday night, but Israeli authorities have said that one of the returned bodies did not belong to a hostage.
Of the remaining nine bodies, five have been identified as belonging to deceased Israeli hostages.
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