Hostage remains arrive at forensic institute for identification procedures
Forensic scientists are conducting tests on the remains to ascertain an official identification.
Red Cross vehicles transport the bodies of deceased hostages who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, after they were handed over by Hamas militants as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, October 14, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/DAWOUD ABU ALKAS)ByAMICHAI STEIN, JERUSALEM POST STAFFUpdated: