The Hamas terror group on Tuesday night transferred the bodies of three hostages to Israel, along with the remains of an unidentified fourth individual, amid growing pressure over its failure to return all 28 deceased captives as required under the Trump administration-brokered ceasefire agreement.

“Following the completion of examinations at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, the fourth body handed over to Israel by Hamas does not match any of the hostages,” the IDF said on Wednesday.

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

On Feb. 20, 2025, Hamas transferred to Israel a body it claimed was that of murdered hostage Shiri Bibas, but Israeli authorities soon determined it was a Palestinian from Gaza. Bibas’s actual

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