{"id":292492,"date":"2025-11-03T18:05:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/israel-confirms-hamas-returned-bodies-of-three-soldiers-held-hostage-bbc-news\/"},"modified":"2025-11-03T18:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T18:05:10","slug":"israel-confirms-hamas-returned-bodies-of-three-soldiers-held-hostage-bbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/israel-confirms-hamas-returned-bodies-of-three-soldiers-held-hostage-bbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel confirms Hamas returned bodies of three soldiers held hostage | BBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/l7cEmYBCoNc\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Israel confirms Hamas returned bodies of three soldiers held hostage | BBC News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l7cEmYBCoNc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Israel has confirmed the identities of three deceased hostages whose bodies it received from Hamas via the Red Cross in Gaza on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Forensic tests showed the remains were those of Israeli soldiers Col Asaf Hamami, Capt Omer Neutra and Staff Sgt Oz Daniel, the prime minister&#8217;s office said.<\/p>\n<p>Under the first phase of the US-brokered ceasefire deal with Israel that started more than three weeks ago, Hamas agreed to return all 20 living and 28 dead hostages it was holding.<\/p>\n<p>But Israel has accused Hamas of deliberately delaying the recovery of the dead hostages&#8217; bodies, while Hamas has insisted it is struggling to find them under rubble.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe here: http:\/\/bit.ly\/1rbfUog<\/p>\n<p>For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com\/news <\/p>\n<p>#Israel #Gaza #BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel has confirmed the identities of three deceased hostages whose bodies it received from Hamas via the Red Cross in Gaza on Sunday. 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