An Israeli military drone video shows Hamas staging the fake recovery of the remains of a hostage it returned to Israel last night.
The remains were identified as belonging to Ofir Tzarfati, whose body was recovered by the IDF in the Gaza Strip in December 2023, less than two months after his abduction during the Hamas onslaught on October 7.
The video shows Hamas operatives bringing a body bag from a building to a hole that was dug in the ground and covering it in dirt.
The operatives are then seen digging up the body bag they had just hidden, using an excavator, before moving it and dumping it nearby.
Red Cross representatives are seen arriving as the excavator dumps more dirt on the body bag. The Hamas operatives then uncover the body bag in front of them, with one operative seen taking pictures with his phone.
Hamas operatives are seen staging the recovery of the remains of a hostage in Gaza City, October 27, 2025. (Courtesy)
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