Hamas returns bodies of hostages Tamir Nimrodi, Uriel Baruch, Eitan Levy; 4th body a Gazan

[Glorious bastard]

Military representatives on Wednesday morning notified the families of three Israeli hostages that the bodies of their loved ones were returned to Israel by Hamas the night prior, including one whose death had not been confirmed by Israel until now. A fourth body transferred to Israel by the terror group belonged to an unidentified Palestinian, according to Israeli authorities.

The families of Staff Sgt. Tamir Nimrodi, 18, Uriel Baruch, 35, and Eitan Levy, 53, were notified that their bodies had been returned and had been identified at the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement. The four bodies handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross on Tuesday night in Gaza City, then transferred to the Israeli military, had not been identified by the terror group.

The handover happened after Israel accused Hamas of violating the recently implemented ceasefire by withholding the bodies of deceased hostages. Hamas released the final 20 living hostages on Monday, as well as the bodies of four dead captives. Under the terms of the ceasefire, all 28 deceased captives were supposed to be returned.

After returning the remains of three captives on Tuesday, the terror group currently still holds the bodies of 21 dead hostages.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-returns-bodies-of-hostages-tamir-nimrodi-uriel-baruch-eitan-levy-4th-body-a-gazan/