Remains of Another Hostage Returned for Identification at Forensic Institute By The Media Line Staff The Israel Defense Forces has brought another body, presumably of a deceased hostage, from Gaza and is taking it to the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv for identification, a process that may take several days. The Abu Ali Mustafa […]
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Remains of Another Hostage Returned for Identification at Forensic Institute
By The Media Line Staff
The Israel Defense Forces has brought another body, presumably of a deceased hostage, from Gaza and is taking it to the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv for identification, a process that may take several days.
The Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, said it released the remains, an indication that the terror organization was holding the body and did not just discover it yesterday, as the group claimed.
If the body belongs to a deceased hostage, the number of bodies of captives still to be returned from Gaza under the current agreement would be 15.
The potential handover followed a statement Sunday from Hamas saying it had found a captive’s body and would return it if conditions on the ground allowed. The announcement came amid a series of incidents testing the fragile cease-fire. On Sunday in Rafah, Hamas terrorists attacked Israeli troops along the truce line, killing two soldiers and wounding others. Hamas later claimed the assailants were rogue operatives acting outside the organization’s control.
While the cease-fire largely held on Monday morning, the IDF said its forces opened fire in eastern Gaza City after Palestinian terror operatives crossed the ceasefire line and posed an immediate threat to nearby troops. Palestinian media reported two fatalities in Gaza City’s Shejaiya neighborhood, where the IDF described two consecutive engagements.
Diplomatic activity continued in Jerusalem as U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and White House adviser Jared Kushner met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israeli officials said the discussion covered regional developments, without elaborating. The visit is part of a renewed American push to stabilize the cease-fire following Sunday’s attack and Israel’s retaliatory strikes across the Strip.
US Vice President JD Vance is expected to arrive Tuesday to join the effort. The Israel Airports Authority said traffic disruptions and limited flight adjustments would accompany his arrival at Ben Gurion Airport.
Witkoff and Kushner previously helped shape the Oct. 9 cease-fire and hostage-release framework. Their latest meetings come as Israel and Hamas trade accusations over compliance with the agreement’s first phase. Israeli officials say Hamas both orchestrated Sunday’s attack and has yet to return all bodies of hostages it controls. Hamas denies responsibility for the Rafah assault and says it is not withholding remains.