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Monday, October 13, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Monday, October 13, 2025
Bodies of 4 hostages arrive at forensic institute for ID verification, autopsies
Police salute a van carrying the remains of four hostages as they are being taken for identification on October 13, 2025 (Israel Police)
The Health Ministry says that the bodies of four hostages released by Hamas have arrived at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine (Abu Kabir), where pathologists will verify their identities and conduct autopsies to try and determine the circumstances of their deaths.
Hamas said earlier that the bodies it released were of Guy Illouz, Yossi Sharabi, Bipin Joshi and IDF officer Cpt. Daniel Perez.
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