Defense Minister Israel Katz warned Hamas on Monday that any delay in delivering the bodies of all the remaining 28 deceased hostages will be considered a gross violation of the ceasefire agreement and met with an appropriate response.
According to President Trump's Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, all hostages should have been returned within 72 hours of Israel accepting the agreement, and only at that point should Israel have released "250 life sentence prisoners plus 1700 Gazans who were detained after October 7th 2023."
But the terror group reportedly did not follow through as of yet with the return of deceased hostages, releasing only four out of the 28 expected.
Reminder: Hamas is officially in violation of the published terms of the agreement.
โ Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) October 13, 2025
All hostages โ living and deceased โ should have been released by noon local time today.
Additionally, it seems Israel shouldn't have had to release any prisoners until ALL hostages were freed.โฆ pic.twitter.com/xsQ7v6CxlK
๐ฎ๐ฑDefense Minister Katz:
โ Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) October 13, 2025
Hamas's announcement about the expected return of 4 bodies today is a failure to meet commitments.
Any delay or deliberate avoidance will be considered a gross violation of the agreement and will be responded to accordingly.
"Hamas's announcement about the expected return of 4 bodies today is a failure to meet commitments," Katz said on X, according to a translation. "Any delay or deliberate avoidance will be considered a gross violation of the agreement and will be responded to accordingly."
ืืืฉืืื ืืืืืคื ืฉืืืื ื ืืืืืืื ืื ืืขืช ืืื ืืืืื ืืช ืืืืจืช ืื ืืืืืคืื ืืืืืื ืืืืชื.
โ ืืฉืจืื ืโืฅ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) October 13, 2025
ืืืืขืช ืืืืก ืขื ืืืืจื ืฆืคืืื ืฉื 4 ืืืคืืช ืืืื ืืื ืื ืขืืืื ืืืชืืืืืืืืช.
ืื ืขืืืื ืื ืืืื ืขืืช ืืืืื ืช ืืืืฉืื ืืืคืจื ืืืื ืฉื ืืืกืื ืืืืขื ื ืืืชืื.
The Israel Defense Forces said the Red Cross is en route to the meeting point in the Gaza Strip to receive โseveral coffins,โ adding that additional remains are โexpected to be transferred to the Red Cross later on.โ
๐กAccording to information received, the Red Cross is on its way to the meeting point in the southern Gaza Strip, where several coffins of deceased hostages will be transferred into their custody.
โ Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 13, 2025
The IDF is prepared to receive additional coffins of deceased hostages expected toโฆ pic.twitter.com/JPEAE1Yjn9
Update:
๐ก According to information provided by the Red Cross, two coffins of deceased hostages have been transferred into their custody and are on their way to IDF and ISA forces in the Gaza Strip. Following this, there will be an additional transfer of another two coffins of deceasedโฆ pic.twitter.com/IiDZyPct5f
โ Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 13, 2025
๐ก Four coffins of deceased hostages are currently being escorted by IDF and ISA forces on their way to Israel, where they will be transferred to the National Center of Forensic Medicine for identification procedures. The IDF urges the public to act with sensitivity and wait forโฆ pic.twitter.com/0c6uyjChdw
โ Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) October 13, 2025