Israel army says four returned hostage bodies identified

TEL AVIV: The Israeli military said Tuesday that the bodies of four hostages returned by Hamas have been identified, including that of a Nepalese student.

In a statement, the military named two of the victims as Guy Iluz, a 26-year-old Israeli, and Bipin Joshi, a 22-year-old student from Nepal.

The names of the other two hostages have not yet been released at the request of their families, the statement added.

Israel has also given a deadline to Hamas up to Tuesday night for handing over of remaining 24 Israeli bodies.

Israeli defence minister Katz has been quoted in a media report to warn that in case of no progress over the matter his regime will use its all powers.

Hamas has handed over four bodies to Israel and said that the time required for retrieving remaining Israeli dead bodies.

Israel has under the Gaza ceasefire agreement has released 2,000 Palestinians from its custody.