An Israeli government representative told The Jerusalem Post on Wednesday that Hamas is fully aware of the locations where at least some of the bodies of the 21 hostages still unreturned are buried.
Despite this, the terror organization has repeatedly insisted that it does not know the whereabouts of all those who were killed in captivity. As recently as Wednesday night, Hamas reiterated that it has already transferred every hostage it was able to locate.
According to Hamas, finding the rest of the bodies would require “major logistical work” and advanced search tools that it claims are not currently available to them.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed on Wednesday that the Red Cross had received the remains of two murdered hostages from Hamas.
Just one day earlier, the terror group delivered the body of a Gazan man who had aided Israel’s military in identifying Hamas tunnels, substituting him for one of the expected hostage bodies when it handed over four corpses to Israel.
“Hamas released a body that is not that of a fallen soldier. We are clear when we say this: Hamas must return all the fallen hostages; we will not compromise and will spare no effort until all the fallen are returned,” the statement read.
“Hamas committed to this before President Trump, and all the fallen must come home. Humanitarian aid has never been interrupted. For questions, please contact the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) and the IDF.”
The IDF must know where they are located. How can they not with their sophisticated surveillance technology.