Israeli intelligence shared with US claims Hamas has access to more bodiesAxios reported that Israel told the US Hamas was not doing enough to recover the bodies of dead Israeli hostages, and that the Gaza deal cannot move into the next phase until that changes. 
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Israeli policemen salute as vehicles carrying bodies of four deceased hostages, who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, arrive at forensic institute after being released amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel October 13, 2025.
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Israeli intelligence shared with the US claimed that Hamas had access to more bodies than claimed by the Palestinian militant group, Axios reported on Wednesday.
Axios reported that Israel told the US Hamas was not doing enough to recover the bodies of dead Israeli hostages, and that the Gaza deal cannot move into the next phase until that changes.
It cited two Israeli officials and one US official.