From the Liveblog of
Monday, October 13, 2025
IDF demands Hamas uphold its end of deal after group says it’s returning 4 out of 28 bodies today
- See more Times of Israel on Google - add us as a Preferred Source
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
IDF Spokesman Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin says Israel is demanding that Hamas uphold its end of the deal, after it said it only intends to return the bodies of four of the 28 slain hostages being held in the Gaza Strip.
“We have been informed that later today, approximately four fallen hostages will be returned. Even at this hour, efforts are being made at all levels to exert pressure for the continuation of the process to return the bodies of the fallen,” Defrin says in a video statement.
“We demand that Hamas uphold its part of the agreement. We do not forget them (the hostages) for a moment and will not rest until all return to their families and to burial in Israel,” he says.
Hamas said a short while ago that it will return the bodies of slain hostages Guy Illouz, Yossi Sharabi, Bipin Joshi, and IDF officer Cpt. Daniel Perez today.
The terror group has told mediators it does not know where some of the bodies of slain hostages are located, which may delay their return to Israel.
The Times of Israel Community.