The Prime Minister's Office reported that after completing the identification process by the National Center for Forensic Medicine, in cooperation with the Israel Police and the Military Rabbinate, IDF representatives informed the families of hostages Colonel Asaf Hamami, Captain Omer Neutra, and Sergeant Oz Daniel, that their loved ones have been returned to Israel and identification processes have been completed.
"The Israeli government shares in the deep sorrow of the families of IDF soldiers Hamami, Neutra, and Daniel and of all the families of the fallen hostages. The government and the entire Israeli security forces are determined, committed, and working tirelessly to return all of our fallen hostages for a proper burial in Israel."
"The Hamas terrorist organization is required to fulfill its obligations to the mediators and return them within the framework of the implementation of the agreement. We will not compromise on this and will spare no effort until we return all of the hostages, down to the last one."
Ronen Neutra, father of deceased hostage Omer Neutra, said after his son's body had been returned to Israel, "And your children shall return to their own borders. Our Omer is on Israeli soil, at last. So much pain, and so much relief."
Earlier, US President Donald Trump told reporters that Hamas had returned the body of Neutra, who held US citizenship, along with the bodies of two other hostages.
Trump added that he had spoken to Omer's parents, Ronen and Orna.
The Prime Minister's Office announced earlier on Sunday evening that Israel received the coffins of three dead hostages, via the Red Cross.
The coffins were handed over to the IDF and Shin Bet forces inside Gaza. They were received in an official military ceremony with the participation of the Chief Military Rabbi and were then transferred to the National Center for Forensic Medicine of the Ministry of Health.
Earlier on Sunday, the Hamas terrorist organization issued an official statement also claiming that they had released the IDF card and driver's license of the late Assaf Hamami, who fell in the October 7 massacre.
Previously, Hamas officials told Al-Hadath that they had recovered the bodies of three slain Israeli hostages.
Earlier in the day, it was reported that terrorists from Hamas's military wing joined Red Cross teams that entered Shuja'iyya in eastern Gaza City, together with engineering vehicles, to search for slain hostages.
On Saturday, the Israeli Institute of Forensic Medicine concluded the identification process of the remains that Hamas handed over to Israel and determined that they did not belong to any of the hostages.
The IDF claims that Hamas has at least two bodies that can be returned immediately, and estimates that there are between three and five that the terror organization does not know the location of.