Overview
- Israeli authorities forensically identified the two bodies handed over on October 30 as Amiram Kuper and Sahar Baruch and notified their families.
- Israel delivered 30 Palestinian bodies to Gaza’s Nasser Hospital on October 31 in exchange for the two Israeli remains.
- The Israeli army said three bodies received Friday via the Red Cross were not hostages and sent them for forensic identification.
- Hamas has so far returned the remains of 17 of the 28 people it was due to hand over at the start of the truce, leaving 11 still unreturned.
- Families’ groups urged delaying the next phase of the ceasefire until all obligations are met, as Hamas cites devastated terrain and lost witnesses for recovery delays.