Three sets of human remains returned by Hamas this week to Israel do not belong to any hostages who were abducted during the Palestinian militant group's October 7, 2023, attack, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Saturday.

The bodies were transferred through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the Associated Press reported.

Why It Matters

President Donald Trump announced last month a breakthrough Gaza ceasefire deal, with a 20-point peace plan. Under the deal, Hamas released all remaining living Israeli hostages and handed over several bodies of deceased hostages. The United States and Israel say Hamas must complete delivery of the remaining bodies, a process Hamas says involves digging through rubble and tunnels, aided

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