Israel: Fourth hostage body turns out to be for Gazan

Published October 15th, 2025 - 09:11 GMT
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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. Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP

ALBAWABA - The Israeli military revealed on Wednesday that after tests by the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, the fourth body handed over by the Palestinian Resistance Group, Hamas, didn't match any of the Israeli hostages taken on Oct. 7, 2023.

On the other hand, the Israeli army confirmed that the three other bodies do match the identities of the three hostages.

The military urged Hamas to make every effort to return the bodies of the Israeli captives who were taken during the Al-Aqsa Flood operation on Oct. 7.

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