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Israel Says One Body Returned by Hamas Is Not a Hostage as Ceasefire Strains Over Aid Limits

Israel is conditioning humanitarian access on progress in returning the dead under the US-brokered plan.

A gunman wearing the uniform of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, stands guard as Red Cross vehicles enter a warehouse allegedly to collect coffins containing the bodies of four deceased hostages, in Gaza City, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)
Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing
A Hamas gunman in Gaza on Tuesday
A vehicle transporting bodies of hostages handed over by Hamas following a ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal arrive at the National Center for Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv on Wednesday morning.

Overview

  • The IDF said forensic tests showed one of four bodies transferred Tuesday was not a hostage, bringing to eight the number of deceased captives returned as identifications continue.
  • Families and officials confirmed three of the latest four — Uriel Baruch, Tamir Nimrodi and Eitan Levi — while the fourth remains unresolved.
  • Israel notified the UN it would cut aid entries to about 300 trucks daily and has kept Rafah restricted, though Egyptian and Israeli statements varied on the pace of reopening and actual deliveries.
  • Phase one of the deal saw Hamas free 20 living hostages and Israel release nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, with roughly 20 deceased hostages still believed to be in Gaza.
  • Hamas and the Red Cross cite Gaza’s destruction as a major obstacle to recovering remains, as talks on the next phase proceed and President Donald Trump presses for Hamas disarmament.