The families of deceased hostages Uriel Baruch, Tamir Nimrodi, and Eitan Levi were told this Wednesday morning that the bodies of their loved ones had been identified at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, after they were returned to Israel Tuesday night.
The first four deceased hostages released by Hamas on Monday were identified by Israel as Daniel Peretz, 22, a South-African-born IDF soldier; Yossi Sharabi, 53; Guy Illouz, 26 and Bipin Joshi, 23, a Nepalese national.
Meanwhile, Israel is investigating whether the fourth body that was brought to Israel does in fact belong to a hostage, as concerns arise over whether that is the case.
The second transfer came after Israel warned it would restrict aid into Gaza until Hamas returned the bodies of all 28 deceased hostages. Hamas handed back the remaining 20 living and four deceased hostages on Monday, leaving no more living hostages in Gaza.