Israel says remains of three people handed over by Hamas do not match any deceased hostages

Israel revealed the remains of three people returned by Hamas on Friday did not match any of the deceased hostages Following forensic testing Israeli personnel disclosed it was concluded that the remains do not belong to the deceased hostages still being held in Gaza Fox News has learned The remains we received are not our hostages Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office described The Associated Press following the examination of the remains However neither Netanyahu's office nor any other Israeli agents approved the identities of the remains to the AP It is still unclear who these people were and why they were given to Israel Since the U S -brokered ceasefire which began earlier this month Hamas has returned the remains of hostages With those already handed over there have been instances in which Israel has claimed that Hamas returned remains that did not match the remaining deceased hostages Hamas previously returned additional remains belonging to Ofir Tzarfati whose body was first recovered in HAMAS HANDS OVER REMAINS OF HOSTAGE WHOSE BODY WAS RECOVERED NEARLY YEARS AGOThe International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC made clear its role in the transfer of hostages' remains In a comment the ICRC revealed that it does not take part in locating the remains In accordance with international humanitarian law it is the responsibility of the parties to search for collect and return the dead the ICRC revealed RED CROSS RECEIVES TWO COFFINS OF DECEASED HOSTAGES IN GAZA STRIP IDF SAYSOn Thursday Israel received the remains of Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch leaving deceased hostages in the Gaza Strip including U S citizens Itay Chen and Omer Neutra Israeli intelligence suggests Cooper was alive when he was taken from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Oct attacks The Israel Defense Forces IDF revealed that it estimates Cooper was killed in February He was years old Cooper leaves behind a wife four children and grandchildren Baruch was taken from his home in Kibbutz Be'eri during the massacre The IDF noted that it estimates he was murdered on Dec at the age of Baruch leaves behind his parents and two siblings In addition to Neutra and Chen the remaining deceased hostages include Meny Godard Hadar Goldin Ran Gvili Asaf Hamami Joshua Loitu Mollel Dror Or Oz Daniel Lior Rudaeff and Sudthisak Rinthalak Fox News' Yonat Friling and The Associated Press contributed to this account