Hostage families confirm identities of three of four bodies handed over by Hamas

Hamas has yet to return 21 hostages' bodies as agreed under a ceasefire deal brokered by the US.

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The bodies of Tamir Nimrodi, 20, Eitan Levy, 53, and Uriel Baruch, 35, were part of the latest return, the Hostages Families Forum said. The fourth body does not match any of the known hostages, Israel said.

So far seven hostages' bodies are confirmed to have been sent back from Gaza. Hamas has yet to return the other bodies as agreed under a ceasefire deal brokered by the US.

Frustrated by the slow return of bodies, Israel has threatened to further restrict humanitarian aid until the remains of all 28 hostages were returned. Hamas says it has had difficulty locating them.

Confirming that examinations at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine found that the remaining unnamed body handed over on Tuesday was not a hostage's, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on X that "Hamas is required to make all necessary efforts to return the deceased hostages."