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Israel returned the bodies of 45 Palestinians to Gaza connected Monday (November 3, 2025), bringing the full fig handed implicit nether the ceasefire woody to 270, the wellness ministry successful the Hamas-run territory said.
Under a ceasefire woody brokered by US President Donald Trump, Israel was to crook implicit the bodies of 15 Palestinians for each deceased Israeli returned.
Following forensic identification, Israel confirmed Monday (November 3) that the remains handed implicit by Hamas the time earlier belonged to 3 hostages seized by Palestinian militants during the October 7, 2023, onslaught that sparked the war.
The remains were those of American-Israeli Captain Omer Neutra, 21 years aged astatine the clip of his abduction, Corporal Oz Daniel, 19, and Colonel Assaf Hamami, 40, the highest-ranking serviceman killed by Hamas.
Hamas's equipped helping said it had recovered the remains earlier connected Sunday (November 2) "along the way of 1 of the tunnels successful the confederate Gaza Strip".
Hamas had been holding 48 hostages successful Gaza erstwhile the truce came into effect connected October 10, including 20 who were alive.
Since the commencement of the truce, Hamas has released the 20 surviving hostages and begun handing implicit the remains of 28 deceased captives.
Of the latter, it has truthful acold returned 20 — including 18 Israelis, 1 Thai nationalist and 1 Nepali.
Israel has accused Hamas of dragging its feet successful returning the bodies, portion the Palestinian radical says the process is dilatory due to the fact that galore remains are buried beneath Gaza's rubble.
It has repeatedly called connected mediators and the Red Cross to supply it with the indispensable instrumentality and unit to retrieve the bodies.
