Hamas knows where additional remains of murdered hostages are, Israeli official tells 'Post' - Amichai Stein, Jerusalem Post Staff

 

by Amichai Stein, Jerusalem Post Staff

The terror group has previously stated that it cannot locate all the murdered hostages in the Strip.

 

An armed Hamas terrorist stands guard as a Red Cross vehicle arrives to receive from Hamas terrorists the remains of deceased hostages who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, in Gaza City, October 14, 2025.

(photo credit: REUTERS/DAWOUD ABU ALKAS)

 

Hamas knows very well where the remains belonging to at least some of the 21 hostages who have not been returned are located, an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday.

The terror group has stated several times that it cannot locate all the murdered hostages in the strip, stressing as recently as earlier the same evening that it has already handed over all the hostages it could access.

Locating the remaining hostages would require extensive efforts and special equipment, the terror group claimed.

Remains of two hostages returned on Wednesday

The Red Cross received the remains of two deceased hostages from Hamas, the IDF confirmed on Wednesday.

Red Cross vehicles transport the bodies of deceased hostages who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, after they were handed over by Hamas militants as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, October 14, 2025. (credit: REUTERS/DAWOUD ABU ALKAS)

On Tuesday, Hamas released the body of a Gazan resident who assisted Israeli forces in locating underground terror tunnels during the war in place of a fallen hostage while delivering four bodies to Israel.

"Hamas released a body that is not that of a fallen soldier. We are clear when we say this: Hamas must return all the fallen hostages; we will not compromise and will spare no effort until all the fallen are returned," the statement read.

"Hamas committed to this before President Trump, and all the fallen must come home. Humanitarian aid has never been interrupted. For questions, please contact the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) and the IDF."

This is a developing story. 

Amichai Stein, Jerusalem Post Staff

Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-870549

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