One of the bodies handed over by Hamas on Tuesday was not of a hostage held in Gaza since 7 October 2023 attacks, the Israeli military said on Wednesday.

The botched exchange, which happened as part of phase one of a US-brokered peace deal, threatens to increase tensions over the fragile truce, which came into effect earlier this week, bringing an end to two years of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

Four bodies were handed over by Hamas on Monday, just hours after the last of the 20 living hostages was released. Four further bodies were also returned on Monday, as per the terms of the agreement, which demands that the remains of all 28 deceased hostages be handed over to Israel.

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