A Mix-Up in the Middle of a Truce

In the middle of a shaky peace deal, things got confusing. The Israeli military said one body given by Hamas was not a hostage's. This has made the already tense situation even more complicated. Gaza's Health Ministry said they got 45 more bodies from Israel. Now, the total is 90. But no one knows if these people died in Israeli custody or were taken from Gaza. Hamas gave Israel four hostage bodies on Tuesday. Earlier, they gave four more on Monday. Before that, 20 living hostages were freed. Israel is still waiting for the bodies of 28 more hostages. Israel has also given back bodies of Palestinians. Many families in Gaza have been waiting for news of their loved ones who went missing in the war. The Israeli military said one body did not match any hostage. No one knows whose body it is. Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel will not stop until all hostage bodies are returned. He said Hamas must follow the peace deal. The peace deal was supposed to return all hostages by Monday. But since that did not happen, Hamas was supposed to give information about the dead hostages and try to return them as soon as possible. This is not the first time Hamas has given the wrong body. Earlier this year, they said they gave the bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two sons. But tests showed one body was a Palestinian woman. Bibas' body was returned the next day. Hamas said finding the bodies is hard because of the destruction in Gaza. They said some bodies are in areas controlled by Israeli troops. Hamas said they are working to return the hostage bodies. But they accused Israel of breaking the deal by shooting in Gaza. Israel's defense minister said the military is following the deal. He warned that anyone near the deployment line will be targeted. Two hostage bodies were to be buried on Wednesday. The family invited people to join them on the way to the cemetery. Humanitarian aid to Gaza stopped for two days. The Egyptian Red Crescent said 400 trucks with food, fuel, and medical supplies were heading to Gaza. Israel and Hamas are arguing about the slow return of the hostage bodies. Israel said they would only allow half of the daily aid trucks into Gaza.