Body of captive disputed by Israel belongs to soldier killed in May 2024, says Hamas

A senior Hamas source on Wednesday rejected Israel’s statement that the body of a slain person returned as part of the ceasefire deal did not belong to an Israeli captive.

“The body the enemy claims is not that of an Israeli actually belongs to a soldier captured in a resistance operation,” a senior Hamas source told Al Jazeera Arabic.

The source added that the operation to capture and retrieve the soldier’s body into one of the tunnels was carried out by Al-Qassam Brigades in the Jabalia camp in May 2024.