"The military said that "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 handover came after an Israeli military agency warned it would slash aid deliveries to Gaza as the militant group was not returning the remains as agreed. By Monday night, Hamas had released four bodies, and four more followed late on Tuesday."
"The Hostages Family Forum said the three were Uriel Baruch, Tamir Nimrodi and Eitan Levi. Mr Baruch was kidnapped from the Nova music festival during the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7 2023, which triggered the war in Gaza. Mr Nimrodi, who had been serving with the Israeli defence body overseeing humanitarian aid in Gaza, was taken by militants from the Erez border crossing."
Four bodies were handed over by Hamas to Israel as part of a ceasefire exchange, following an earlier handover and the release of the final 20 living hostages. Israeli forensic exams determined that the fourth body in the Tuesday handover did not match any of the known hostages. An Israeli military agency had warned it would reduce aid deliveries because Hamas was not returning remains as agreed. Of the second group of four bodies, three were identified as Uriel Baruch, Tamir Nimrodi and Eitan Levi, with details provided about where each was taken during the October 7 attacks. Prime Minister Netanyahu demanded full compliance with the ceasefire's return requirements.
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