Hamas claims to locate remains of three Gaza hostages, Israel readies to receive them
Israeli officials are currently preparing to receive the remains this evening.
Hamas has located the remains of three hostages who died in Gaza, sources within the terrorist organization reportedly told Al Arabiya on Sunday.
Israeli officials are currently preparing to receive the remains this evening.
On Friday, Hamas returned the partial remains of three people, although tests at the L. Greenberg Institute of Forensic Medicine in Abu Kabir revealed that the remains did not belong to any of the remaining hostages in Gaza.
The Red Cross handed over the remains to IDF troops overnight, but Hamas did not specify to whom it was handing over the remains.
Hamas said in a statement on Saturday that it had initially offered Israeli authorities three samples from unidentified bodies for testing.
Red Cross officials carry out searches for the remains of hostages killed in the Gaza Strip, October 27, 2025 (credit: TPS-IL)
Remains of two Gaza hostages returned Thursday
On Thursday, the remains of Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch were returned after being held in Gaza for more than two years.
“We are determined to return all of our fallen hostages… We will not rest until we bring them all home,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday at a graduation ceremony for IDF combat officers.
This is a developing story.
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