TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military said Wednesday that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas is not that of a hostage who was held in Gaza, adding to tensions over the fragile truce that has paused the two-year war.
Meanwhile, the Gaza Health Ministry said it received 45 more bodies of Palestinians from Israel, another step in implementation of the ceasefire agreement. That brings to 90 the total number of bodies returned to Gaza for burial. The forensics team examining the remains said they showed signs of mistreatment.
As part of the deal, four bodies of hostages were handed over by Hamas on Tuesday, following four on Monday that were returned hours after the last 20 living hostages were released from Gaza. In all, Israel has been awaiting the return of the bodies of 28 host