{"id":2503860,"date":"2025-10-28T12:45:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-panics-after-israel-accuses-it-of-faking-hostage-remains-recovery\/"},"modified":"2025-10-28T12:48:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:48:30","slug":"hamas-panics-after-israel-accuses-it-of-faking-hostage-remains-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-panics-after-israel-accuses-it-of-faking-hostage-remains-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas panics after Israel accuses it of faking hostage remains recovery"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fhamas-panics-after-israel-accuses-it-of-faking-hostage-remains-recovery%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=2503860&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>The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released drone footage showing Hamas operatives faking the recovery of a deceased hostage&#8217;s remains. The video depicts individuals placing a body in the ground adn staging its revelation in front of Red cross members. Israel accused Hamas of violating agreements by manipulating the situation to delay the return of the last 13 hostage bodies held in Gaza. israeli officials confirmed that some remains previously returned actually belonged to a hostage who died years ago, further discrediting Hamas. The incident has provoked outrage within Israel&#8217;s government, prompting calls for tougher measures against Hamas.Meanwhile, Hamas claims it is trying to meet demands and announced it would return another hostage&#8217;s body recovered from a Gaza tunnel. This controversy unfolds amid ongoing efforts tied to a Gaza peace plan involving prisoner releases.  <\/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\">Hamas in panic mode after Israel accuses it of faking hostage remains recovery<\/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_2385195\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Video captured by an <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\">Israeli<\/a> drone, appearing to show Hamas personnel faking the recovery of a deceased hostage, has put the terrorist group in a compromised position.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/idf\/\">Israel Defense Forces<\/a> released the footage on Tuesday, showing individuals carrying a body in a white sheet, burying it in dirt, and then &ldquo;discovering&rdquo; the remains in front of members of the Red Cross.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3866016\/joe-concha-trump-japan-visit-is-great-optics-amid-tariff-war-with-china\/\">Joe Concha claims Trump&rsquo;s Japan visit is great &lsquo;optics&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-concha-claims-trumps-japan-visit-is-great-optics-amid-tariff-war-with-china\/\" title=\"Joe Concha ... 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(AP Photo\/Jehad Alshrafi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It continued, &ldquo;Shortly thereafter, the Hamas terror organization summoned representatives of the Red Cross and staged a false display of discovering a deceased hostage&rsquo;s body.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The IDF&rsquo;s report follows a statement from Israeli Prime Minister<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/benjamin-netanyahu\/\"> Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>&lsquo;s office, which said the partial remains actually belonged to a deceased hostage who was returned.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Following the completion of the identification process, it was found that last night, remains belonging to fallen hostage Ofir Tzarfati &mdash;&nbsp;of blessed memory, who was returned from the Gaza Strip in a military operation about 2 years ago &mdash; were returned. His family was notified,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-host-netanyahu-at-mar-a-lago-when-israeli-leader-comes-to-us-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump to host Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago when Israeli leader comes to US - Washington Examiner\">prime minister&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s office said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This constitutes a clear violation of the agreement by the Hamas terrorist organization,&rdquo; the office continued. &ldquo;Prime Minister Netanyahu will hold a security discussion with the heads of the security establishment to discuss Israel&rsquo;s steps in response to the violations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Israel said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\">Hamas<\/a> has access to at least several of the bodies belonging to the last 13 dead hostages in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>The Jewish nation accused Hamas leaders of intentionally dragging their feet on repatriation of the remains and staging the &ldquo;discovery&rdquo; in front of the Red Cross to buy more time.<\/p>\n<p>It has infuriated the most bellicose members of Netanyahu&rsquo;s Cabinet, particularly Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bezalelsm\/status\/1983080988998525175\">issued a statement<\/a> urging the prime minister to rearrest &ldquo;all the terrorists who were released in the hostage deal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem emphasized that the terrorist group is doing its best to meet the demands made of it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Members of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, and Egyptian workers search for the bodies of hostages in a tunnel discovered during searches in Hamad City, Khan Younis, in the Southern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo\/Jehad Alshrafi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Hamas will continue to exert every effort possible to hand over the remaining bodies until this issue is fully concluded and as soon as possible,&rdquo; Qassem said.<\/p>\n<p>Following outcry in Israel over the alleged attempt to dupe officials, Hamas said Tuesday night it will return &ldquo;the body of a hostage that was recovered a short time ago from one of the tunnels in the Gaza Strip.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3865321\/israel-excludes-turkey-postwar-gaza-force-erdogan-hostility\/\">ISRAEL EXCLUDES TURKEY FROM POSTWAR GAZA FORCE, CITING ERDOGAN&rsquo;S HOSTILITY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The identity of the hostage to be returned has not been made known.<\/p>\n<p>As part of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3864653\/egypt-sends-team-gaza-help-hamas-find-hostage-remains\/\">Gaza peace plan<\/a>, Israel has released 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences and 1,700 Gazan residents who were detained following the Oct. 7 attacks.<\/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>Hamas panics after Israel accuses it of faking hostage remains<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3468,"featured_media":2503861,"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\/AP25301492422503.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5237,50400,40407,4671,32726],"class_list":["post-2503860","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-conflict","tag-hamas-2","tag-hostage-crisis","tag-israel","tag-middle-east"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25301492422503.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503860","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\/3468"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2503860"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503860\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2503864,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503860\/revisions\/2503864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2503861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2503860"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2503860"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2503860"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}