JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said on Wednesday that one of the four bodies it received from Hamas on Tuesday does not match any of the hostages that were in the group’s custody.
It added that the Palestinian group is required to make all efforts to return the bodies of the remaining hostages.
Three of the four bodies of Israeli hostages in Gaza returned by Hamas late Tuesday have been identified, their families said on Wednesday following forensic confirmation of their identities.
“It is with immense sadness and pain that we announce the return of the body of our beloved Ouriel Baruch from the Gaza Strip, after two long years of prayer, hope, and faith,” said the family of the Jerusalem resident who was kidnapped on October 7, 2023, at the Nova festival at the age of 35.
The relatives of Tamir Nimrodi and Eitan Levy also announced their return to Israel. Eitan Levy, a 53-year-old taxi driver, was killed after dropping off a friend at Kibbutz Beeri on the morning of the Hamas attack. Tamir Nimrodi, an 18-year-old soldier, was captured at a military base on the Gaza border.
