Israel shared on 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 the clauses mentioned in the peace treaty 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 NIFC, the fourth body handed over to Israel by Hamas is said not to match any of the hostages, the Israel Defense Forces shared in a statement. It was not clear whose body it was.
Israeli PM Netanyahu demanded earlier on Wednesday that Hamas fulfill the requirements laid down in the ceasefire deal about the return of the hostages’ remains. ‘We will not compromise on this and will not stop our efforts until we return the last deceased hostage, until the last one’- he mentioned.
Trump also shared that the return was key to his widely celebrated deal, making it so clear that it was not done until all 298 were returned.
‘The DEAD WERE NOT RETURNED, AS PROMISED! Phase Two begins right now!!- he added on Tuesday.