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Israel said the remains of three people returned by Hamas on Friday did not match any of the deceased hostages.

Following forensic testing, Israeli officials said it was concluded that the remains do not belong to the 11 deceased hostages still being held in Gaza, Fox News has learned.

“The remains we received are not our hostages,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s office told The Associated Press following the examination of the remains. However, neither Netanyahu’s office nor any other Israeli authorities confirmed the identities of the remains to the AP. It is still unclear who these people were and why they were given to Israel.

Since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, which began earlier this month, Hamas has returned the remains of

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