JERUSALEM: Israel said on Monday the remains of three hostages returned from Gaza the previous night belong to soldiers who were killed in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023 that triggered the war. The positive identification marked another step forward for the tenuous, US-brokered ceasefire. The military said the men were killed in the attack on southern Israel and that their bodies were dragged by militants back to Gaza. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu identified the three as Capt. Omer Neutra, an American-Israeli, Staff Sgt. Oz Daniel and Col. Assaf Hamami.

JERUSALEM: The remains of three people handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross this week do not belong to any of the hostages, an Israeli military official said Saturday, the latest…

The remains will undergo formal identification in Israel, as the return of deceased hostages under a ceasefire continues.

"The effort to return our hostages is ongoing and will not cease until the last hostage is returned," Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said

Israel announced on Sunday that the remains will be examined by forensic experts, as health officials in Gaza struggle to identify bodies without access to DNA kits.

Israel has received the bodies of three more captives from Hamas and taken them to the National Institute for Forensic Medicine to be examined and identified.

The Red Cross is transporting the remains while Israel and Hamas trade blame over repeated violations of the shaky Gaza truce.

Hamas says remains found in tunnel as other bodies yet to be recovered amid fragile ceasefire

JERUSALEM: Israel said on Monday the remains of three hostages returned from Gaza the previous night belong to soldiers who were killed in the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7, 2023…

Israel confirmed Monday that the remains of three hostages returned from Gaza are those of soldiers killed in the Oct. 7 incursion, marking another step...