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Israel Says One Body Returned by Hamas Was Not a Hostage as Aid to Gaza Is Curbed

Disputed remains and restricted aid now test the ceasefire following the return of all living hostages.

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)
A gunman wearing the uniform of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, stands guard as Red Cross vehicles allegedly transporting coffins containing the bodies of four deceased hostages leave a warehouse for Israel, in Gaza City, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)
Vehicles transporting the bodies of four hostages handed over following a ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Palestinian factions in Gaza arrive at the National Center for Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv on October 15, 2025. The Israeli military said October 15, 2025 the Red Cross was on its way to collect the remains of several hostages held by Palestinian militant groups in Gaza. "The Red Cross is on its way to the meeting point in the southern Gaza Strip, where several coffins of deceased hostages will be transferred into their custody," it said in a statement (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)
Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing

Overview

  • Israeli authorities said forensic tests showed one of four bodies handed over Tuesday was not a hostage, bringing to eight the number of bodies received since the truce began.
  • Three others from the latest transfer were identified as Uriel Baruch, Tamir Nimrodi and Eitan Levi, after an earlier group included Guy Ilouz, Bipin Joshi, Daniel Peretz and Yossi Sharabi.
  • Israel notified the UN that only about 300 aid trucks would be allowed into Gaza today, roughly half the agreed daily target, with fuel limited to specific humanitarian needs and Rafah largely restricted.
  • The ceasefire’s first phase delivered the release of the last 20 living hostages and nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, while a Gaza hospital reported receiving 45 Palestinian bodies returned by Israel.
  • President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned the truce could unravel without Hamas disarmament, as Hamas and the Red Cross said wreckage and access constraints complicate recovering remaining remains.