Still Waiting

I’m not surprised that as to today Hamas still hasn’t returned the last two remains of hostages they murdered. Expect this stalling to continue as we hear about the latest remains sent to Israel in a report from World Israel News:

Israel’s national forensic institute announced Tuesday that the materials transferred via the International Committee of the Red Cross from Gaza do not belong to any fallen Israeli hostage, despite earlier indications that a body might be returned.

Hamas pretends to keep looking for the last two bodies when I know they know exactly where they are. So this theater continues. Here are the details of the latest charade:

The initial alert came earlier in the day when Israel was informed that the Red Cross had delivered items from Gaza. According to a statement from the Office of the Prime Minister, the materials were handed over inside Gaza to a joint IDF and Shin Bet team. The items were received in a formal military setting in the presence of a military rabbi and then transported to Israel for analysis at the National Center of Forensic Medicine of the Ministry of Health.

Were the remains of the hostages still needed before the ceasefire moves to the second phase? Of course not. Hamas does what it always does which is to cause pain to the families waiting to give their loved ones the proper burial and provide closure to them. Hope deferred is hope denied:

After conducting examinations, the forensic institute concluded that the materials are not connected to any of the hostages who were murdered and whose bodies remain held by Hamas. This determination comes amid repeated attempts by Hamas and other terror groups to manipulate expectations, spread disinformation, and inflict emotional distress on Israeli families.

Mixed Signals Abound

These terrorists are masters at media manipulation so they continue to offer hope and take it back only to play the games again. All the while they are using this time to strengthen their hold on Gaza City and smuggle in weapons so they can strike Israel again. Here is more about the latest switch and bait tactics:

The developments follow a series of misleading signals in recent days. On Monday, Al Jazeera reported that the Red Cross and Hamas had resumed searches in Jabaliya for the body of a fallen hostage. Those claims generated initial assessments within the IDF that a transfer might take place. Within hours, however, Israeli officials clarified that no such transfer was expected.

The two bodies left in Gaza still need to be returned in spite of all supposed efforts to get them back:

The last hostage whose body was returned to Israel was Dror Or, whose remains arrived on November 25. Hamas continues to hold the bodies of two fallen hostages, Staff Sergeant Ran Gvili and Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak, who are still believed to be in Gaza despite ongoing humanitarian efforts to secure their return.

Considering what will happen in the second phase which is where Hamas must disarm expect these terrorists to delay and delay and delay even more. This is on top of the constant breaking of the current deal starting with the lack of returning both the live hostages and all the remains in the first three days of agreeing to the deal. If you think this wasn’t intentional, think again. And hearing what they did to these released hostages only attests to how much they care for life let alone Jews. Still Israel will work to get those last bodies back:

Hamas’s refusal to return the bodies of the fallen and its attempts to manipulate humanitarian channels is a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement and a reminder of the group’s disregard for basic human norms. Israel continues to work relentlessly to bring every hostage and every fallen citizen home and remains determined to withstand the psychological tactics employed by terror groups in Gaza.

As we pray for the peace of Jerusalem use the specifics given now and petition Heaven for the Hamas tactics to be stopped even if that means a military solution.