Authorities assess partial remains handed over by Hamas do not belong to hostages

By Emanuel Fabian

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1 November 2025, 9:03 am

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

The 11 deceased hostages whose bodies were still held in Gaza as of October 30, 2025: (Top row from left) Meny Godard, Ran Gvili, Dror Or; (Second row) Itay Chen, Asaf Hamami, Oz Daniel, Hadar Goldin; (Bottom row) Sudthisak Rinthalak, Lior Rudaeff, Omer Neutra, Joshua Mollel. (Collage by Times of Israel; Photos: Courtesy)

The partial remains of three bodies that Hamas handed over to Israel last night via the Red Cross are assessed by Israeli authorities as not belonging to any hostages, The Times of Israel has learned.

The assessment is made following the completion of identification efforts at the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv.

There was no comment from Israel or Hamas on the transfer of the remains.