Israel Identifies 3 Bodies of Hostages, Says 4th Body Doesn’t Match Any Hostage
The Israeli military said Hamas is required to make all necessary efforts to return the deceased hostages.
Portraits of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks are displayed beneath a digital clock showing the days, hours, and minutes they have been in captivity, outside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, known as "Hostages' Square," in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 11, 2025. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images
Israel released the identities of three deceased hostages on Oct. 15, handed over by Hamas a day earlier, and said a fourth body transferred by the terrorist group did not match any of the hostages.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the bodies were those of Uriel Baruch, Staff Sergeant Tamir Nimrodi, and Eitan Levy.
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