‘Israel’ army says one body returned by Hamas not former captive

The ‘Israeli’ military said Wednesday that one of the four bodies returned by Hamas as part of the ceasefire agreement is not a former captive.

After examinations at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, the fourth body handed over by Hamas “does not match any of the hostages,” the military said in a statement.

“Hamas is required to make all necessary efforts to return the deceased hostages,” the statement added.

The body belongs to a Palestinian, according to Hebrew media. 

The other three bodies were identified as Staff Sgt. Tamir Nimrodi, Uriel Baruch, and Eitan Levy, 53.

Earlier this year, a similar incident happened, when Hamas gave ‘Israel’ a body it said belonged to Shiri Bibas, but turned out to be a Palestinian woman. 

Hamas later gave the body of Bibas back to ‘Israel’.