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TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) \u2014 Hamas hastened Tuesday to ease the pressure on a fragile ceasefire in its war with Israel<\/a> by returning the bodies of more dead hostages. The move came after an Israeli military agency said it would slash aid deliveries to Gaza by half over concerns that the militant group was handing remains over slower than agreed.<\/p>\n

The Israeli Prime Minister\u2019s office confirmed late Tuesday that authorities received four deceased hostages that the Red Cross handed over to Israeli military authorities inside Gaza. The bodies will be taken to the National Center for Forensic Medicine where they will be identified and the families notified. <\/p>\n

This latest transfer of remains comes a day after Israel received the bodies of four other dead hostages. Despite the development, it was unclear if the Israeli military agency known as COGAT will follow through with its decision to allow into Gaza only half of the 600 aid trucks called for under the deal. <\/p>\n

The United Nations\u2019 humanitarian office in famine-stricken Gaza<\/a> received word of the humanitarian aid cuts from the Israeli military agency in charge of transferring aid to the territory, according to spokesperson Olga Cherevko. U.S. officials were also notified, according to three Associated Press sources who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the matter.<\/p>\n

U.S. President Donald Trump expressed concern in a social media post that too few of the dead hostages have been returned. He made no mention of Israel halving the flow of aid into the territory.<\/p>\n

Trump also warned Hamas that if \u201cthey don\u2019t disarm, we will disarm them.\u201d<\/p>\n

A day earlier, Israelis celebrated<\/a> the return of the last 20 living hostages<\/a> in Gaza and Palestinians rejoiced at Israel\u2019s release of some 2,000 prisoners and detainees as part of the ceasefire\u2019s first phase.<\/p>\n

Families of hostages express dismay<\/p>\n

Hamas and the Red Cross have said that recovering the remains of dead hostages is a challenge because of Gaza\u2019s destruction, and Hamas told mediators of the deal that some are in areas controlled by Israeli troops.<\/p>\n

The U.S.-proposed ceasefire plan<\/a> called for all hostages living and dead to be handed over within 72 hours, meaning on Monday. But it provided a mechanism if that didn\u2019t happen, saying Hamas should share information about deceased hostages and \u201cexert maximum effort\u201d to carry out the handover as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

Families of hostages and their supporters expressed dismay that only four of the 28 bodies were returned on Monday. The Hostages Family Forum, representing many families, called it a \u201cblatant violation of the agreement by Hamas.\u201d<\/p>\n

The top official in Israel coordinating the return of hostages and the missing, Gal Hirsch, told the families in a note that pressure was being applied on Hamas through mediators to expedite the process. A copy of the note was seen by the AP and its authenticity was confirmed by someone with knowledge of the statement.<\/p>\n

Israel confirms identities of returned hostages<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s office confirmed the identity of the four dead hostages returned on Monday: Guy Illouz from Israel, Bipin Joshi<\/a> from Nepal, Cpt. Daniel Peretz and Yossi Sharabi.<\/p>\n

Illouz was abducted from a music festival, Joshi from a bomb shelter and Sharabi from Be\u2019eri Kibbutz during the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack that ignited the war.<\/p>\n

Israel said Illouz died of his wounds without proper medical treatment, while Joshi was killed in the war\u2019s first months.<\/p>\n

Families left waiting expressed concern.<\/p>\n

Ela Haimi said she didn\u2019t know if the body of her husband, Tal, would be returned by Hamas in a few hours, days or ever. \u201cI am afraid they will stop the return,\u201d she said. Tal Haimi was killed while defending his kibbutz during the 2023 attack.<\/p>\n

Long journey to recovery<\/p>\n

The freed Israeli hostages were in medical care, and some families said it would be weeks before the men could go home.<\/p>\n

Dalia Cusnir-Horn said brother-in-law Eitan Horn had lost more than 40% of his body weight after receiving very little food in the last few months. The physical toll was only part of the trauma, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s just learning now \u2026 friends he knew that were murdered, and he had no clue how many people were kidnapped on that day and what this country went through, and it\u2019s overwhelming and it\u2019s hard,\u201d Cusnir-Horn said.<\/p>\n

Moshe Levi spoke of brother-in-law Omri Miran\u2019s elation at playing with his young daughters \u2014 one less than a year old when her father was taken hostage.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe could feel like he\u2019s a father again,\u201d Levi said.<\/p>\n

Palestinian prisoners allege mistreatment<\/p>\n

In the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza, where hundreds of prisoners and detainees were released<\/a>, several were taken to hospitals.<\/p>\n

Murad Barakat, medical director of the Palestine Medical Complex in Ramallah, said the facility received 14 men and discharged all but two.<\/p>\n

Doctors said their conditions suggested they \u201cwere subjected to severe beatings, reflecting the extent of the violence they endured,\u201d said Imed al-Shami, a resident doctor at the hospital.<\/p>\n

Kamal Abu Shanab, who was released after more than 18 years, said beatings caused his shoulder to tear. \u201cFor eight months, I wasn\u2019t given even a pill for the pain,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

AP could not independently verify the claims. Israel\u2019s Prison Service said it was unaware of such claims.<\/p>\n

Nasser Hospital in Gaza said the Red Cross transferred the bodies of 45 Palestinians to its morgue. The bodies were the first of an expected 450 to arrive.<\/p>\n

Long-term challenges for lasting peace<\/p>\n

Difficult questions remain about Gaza\u2019s future, including whether Hamas will disarm and who will govern and help rebuild<\/a> the territory. Also unanswered is the question of Palestinian statehood.<\/p>\n

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said 15 Palestinian technocrats have been selected to administer Gaza, with approval from Israel, Hamas and all other Palestinian factions.<\/p>\n

Palestinians in Gaza appealed for authorities to move quickly to restore some semblance of normality. \u201cThere is no infrastructure, electricity, water or anything that is fit for life,\u201d said Mohamad Abu Hajras, one of the many displaced.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the U.N. development agency said the latest joint estimate with the European Union and the World Bank is that rebuilding Gaza will require $70 billion.<\/p>\n

Under the ceasefire deal, Israeli forces pulled back to where they were in August, before launching their latest offensive on Gaza City. A number of hard-hit Palestinian neighborhoods remain under Israeli control, and Israel has warned residents not to try to return to homes there.<\/p>\n

Gaza\u2019s Health Ministry on Tuesday said the bodies of three people killed by Israel\u2019s military in the north were taken to Al Ahli hospital. The military said troops had \u201copened fire to remove the threat\u201d of several people approaching them and not complying with orders to stop. It didn\u2019t immediately comment on any casualties.<\/p>\n

The war has killed over 67,600 Palestinians, according to Gaza\u2019s Health Ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, which does not say how many were civilians or combatants. It says women and children make up around half the dead, and many independent experts say its figures are the most reliable estimate of wartime casualties.<\/p>\n

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Dell\u2019Orto reported from Jerusalem. Associated Press journalists Matthew Lee and Aamer Mahdani in Washington; Farnoush Amiri at the United Nations; Jamey Keaten in Geneva; Melanie Lidman in Tel Aviv, Israel; Sam Metz in Ramallah, West Bank; and Wafaa Shurafa in Deir al Balah, Gaza, contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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