Child hostages identified but mother’s body not among corpses, Israel says

The fourth body turned over by Hamas was not that of Shiri Bibas, nor any other hostage, the Israeli military said. Picture: Hostages Family Forum via AP

The remains of two child hostages have been identified, but another body released by Hamas was not the boys’ mother, the Israeli military has said.

Hamas militants turned over four bodies on Thursday under the tenuous ceasefire that has paused more than 15 months of war.