Israel is still awaiting the return of 11 more bodies that Hamas agreed to hand over as part of the truce.Fadel Senna/AFP via Getty Images

Israel says 3 bodies received from Gaza are not hostages – POLITICO

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Israel said on Saturday that three of the bodies handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross on Friday were not hostages who were taken during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by the militant group.

A forensic analysis done overnight revealed that the remains are not any of the remaining bodies, an Israeli army spokesman said on Saturday, according to media reports.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Saturday confirmed that the remains did not belong to any of the hostages, without giving further details, the Associated Press reported. “The remains we received are not our hostages,” the office said.