One body not hostage

THE Israeli military has said one of the bodies handed over by Hamas on Tuesday as part of the ceasefire deal is not that of one of the hostages who were held in Gaza.

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Four bodies were handed over by Hamas on Tuesday evening to ease pressure on the fragile ceasefire, following the first four on Monday - when the last 20 living hostages were released. 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.