<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/israel" rel="" target="_blank" title="Israel"><span>Israel</span></a><span> on Sunday received the remains of what Hamas said are three more deceased hostages held in Gaza.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The remains were transferred to Israel via the Red Cross and will be taken to the country's national forensics laboratory for identification.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>If confirmed that the bodies are those of three Israeli hostages, that would leave the bodies of eight deceased hostages remaining in Gaza.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/british-police-say-multiple-people-were-stabbed-on-a-train-near-cambridge-and-2-individuals-arrested/0f8497e4-a984-4b4f-b94f-875fe955340d" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>UK train stabbing suspect released as 'hero' fights for life</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The latest transfer of remains comes after Hamas handed over </span><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/30/middleeast/israel-receives-remains-hostages-gaza-intl-latam"><span>the bodies of two deceased hostages</span></a><span> on Thursday evening, identified as Amiram Cooper, 84, and Sahar Baruch, 25.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hamas had also handed over the remains of three deceased individuals over the weekend, but they were not identified as belonging to any of the deceased hostages, an Israeli official said on Saturday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Israeli Prime Minister </span><a href="https://www.cnn.com/world/middleeast/benjamin-netanyahu-fast-facts"><span>Benjamin Netanyahu</span></a><span> said on Sunday that Israel is committed to ensuring the return of all the deceased hostages.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/israel-hamas-hostages-remains/849b67f9-d798-4f2c-bbc6-fbd3460131b6" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/uk-train-stabbing-what-we-know-updates-explainer/9ac3a054-5aec-4026-b9ef-fe16d9ea4fe5"><strong><span>Eight minutes to put 11 in hospital: What's known about UK train stabbing</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Speaking at the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu accused Hamas of "pathetic attempts to deceive us, the United States, and the world.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They will, of course, fail, and we will gradually bring back all our hostages."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He added that Israel is still operating against "Hamas pockets" in Rafah and Khan Younis, areas that are under IDF control, "and we are systematically eliminating them."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>