Israel announced Wednesday that a body returned by Hamas is not one of the deceased hostages — threatening historic efforts to reach peace.
The Jewish state had already accused the terrorist group of not living up to its requirements by only releasing four of the 28 dead hostages on Monday, with only another four handed over on Tuesday.
Now, “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 Israel Defense Forces said in a statement. It was not clear whose body it was.
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