{"id":2499017,"date":"2025-10-15T06:40:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T10:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-claims-a-returned-body-by-hamas-was-not-an-israeli-hostage\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T06:41:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T10:41:53","slug":"israel-claims-a-returned-body-by-hamas-was-not-an-israeli-hostage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-claims-a-returned-body-by-hamas-was-not-an-israeli-hostage\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel claims a returned body by Hamas was not an Israeli hostage"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fisrael-claims-a-returned-body-by-hamas-was-not-an-israeli-hostage%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2499017&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Israel announced that one of the four bodies returned by Hamas, which the militant group claimed was an Israeli hostage from the October 7, 2023 attack, was not actually an Israeli hostage. Forensic tests conducted by Israel&#8217;s National Institute of Forensic Medicine confirmed that the remains belonged to a Palestinian from Gaza. Hamas was expected to return all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/at-least-20-students-abducted-by-gunmen-in-nigeria\/\" title=\"Gunmen in Nigeria abduct over 20 students.\">hostage remains<\/a> as part of a ceasefire agreement, but has so far only released seven of the 28 deceased Israeli victims. The Israel Defense Forces emphasized that Hamas must make all necessary efforts to return the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-war-hamas-claims-13-hostages-killed-in-israeli-airstrikes-including-foreign-nationals\/\" title=\"... alleges 13 ...s, including foreigners, killed in ... airstrikes.\">deceased hostages<\/a>. Among the identified bodies were three Israelis: Uriel Baruch, Eitan Levi, and Tamir Nimrodi. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed condolences to the families of the fallen hostages.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Israel claims a returned body by Hamas was not an Israeli hostage<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2373140\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\">Israel<\/a> announced that one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3850545\/israel-remains-four-more-hostages-hamas\/\">four bodies received from Hamas<\/a> on Tuesday, which the Palestinian militant organization claimed was a hostage taken during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack, was not the remains of an Israeli hostage.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&rsquo;s military ran forensic tests on the remains and determined on Wednesday morning that ones of the bodies was not an Israeli, according to reports. <\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3850460\/nrcc-democrats-shutdown-pay-troops-ad\/\">House Republicans target Democrats over shutdown pay for troops in new ad<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3850532\/what-to-know-trump-charges-john-bolton\/\">What to know as possible charges loom for ex-Trump adviser John Bolton<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3850709\/schumer-lands-prized-senate-recruits-key-battlegrounds\/\">Schumer lands his prized Senate recruits in key battlegrounds<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hamas<\/a> was supposed to deliver the remains of all hostages as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/editorials\/3848222\/trump-historic-vindication-israel-hamas-ceasefire-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ceasefire deal<\/a>. All bodies were supposed to be released within 72 hours after the fighting halted, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/school-district-turns-to-diesel-after-attempt-to-convert-bus-fleet-to-electric-proves-disastrous\/\" title=\"School District Turns to Diesel After Attempt to Convert Bus Fleet to Electric Proves Disastrous\">agreement&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s terms. However, Hamas has not done so, releasing only seven of the 28 deceased Israeli victims.<\/p>\n<p>The Israel Defense Forces posted a message on X announcing the finding.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128993;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.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas is required to make all necessary efforts to return the deceased hostages.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IDF\/status\/1978380527133405190?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;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,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/idf\/status\/1978380527133405190?s=46\">read<\/a> the social media post. &ldquo;Hamas is required to make all necessary efforts to return the deceased hostages.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The remains examined are believed to be those of a Palestinian from Gaza, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/israel-gaza-ceasefire-deal-hostages-10-15-25\">reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Hamas delivered the remains of four bodies to the Red Cross, which they identified as Israeli hostages, the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>previously reported. It was the second group of four bodies that Hamas had released this week, with the original four being sent to Israel on Monday after all of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >20 remaining living hostages<\/a> were freed from Hamas captivity.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3849862\/israel-limit-gaza-aid-crossings-hamas-slow-release-deceased-hostages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ISRAEL TO LIMIT GAZA AID CROSSINGS DUE TO HAMAS&rsquo;S SLOW RELEASE OF DECEASED HOSTAGES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/world\/live-news\/israel-gaza-ceasefire-deal-hostages-10-15-25\">identified<\/a> the bodies of the three Israelis who were returned on Tuesday: Uriel Baruch, Eitan Levi, and Tamir Nimrodi. The remains were analyzed and identified by Israel&rsquo;s National Center for Forensic Medicine.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Government of Israel shares in the deep sorrow of the Baruch, Nimrodi and Levi families and of all the families of the fallen hostages,&rdquo; said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu&rsquo;s office in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel says one body returned by Hamas isn&#8217;t an Israeli hostage<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2499018,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25248697888298.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5237,50400,11490,4671,65244],"class_list":["post-2499017","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-conflict","tag-hamas-2","tag-hostage","tag-israel","tag-returned-body"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25248697888298.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499017","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2499017"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499017\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2499021,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2499017\/revisions\/2499021"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2499018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2499017"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2499017"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2499017"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}