Hamas says it’s following up on deal commitments after apparently returning body that wasn’t hostage’s

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15 October 2025, 10:14 am

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Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent

Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem says that Hamas is following up on its commitments to return the bodies of hostage soldiers, in an apparent, indirect acknowledgement of Israel’s accusations that it has violated the deal.

His remarks, cited in Hamas-affiliated media, came after the terror group appeared to return a body to Israel that did not belong to a hostage. Hamas is still holding 21 hostages’ bodies in the Gaza Strip.

Qassem adds that Israel “committed a serious violation of the agreement when it killed civilians in Shejaiya and Rafah, and we call on the mediators to compel Israel to abide by its commitments.”