Israel says body handed over by Hamas doesn't match any of the hostages

The Israeli military has said one of the bodies handed over by Hamas on Tuesday is not that of one of the hostages who was held in Gaza.

It comes as Israel confirmed it will not open a key humanitarian aid crossing into Gaza on Wednesday. Four bodies were returned late on Tuesday, via the Red Cross.

Israel has identified three of them as Uriel Baruch, 55, Eitan Levi, 53, and 19-year-old Tamir Nimrodi. But on Wednesday, the Israeli military said one of the bodies is not that of one of the hostages.

Follow the latest updates from Gaza In a statement, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said Hamas is "required to make all necessary efforts" to return the bodies of hostages. The IDF said that "following the completion of examinations at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, the fourth body handed over to Israel by Hamas does not match any of the hostages".

A spokesperson for Hamas said the group was working to return the bodies of the hostages as agreed in the ceasefire deal. Hazem Kassem also accused Israel of violating the deal with shootings on Tuesday in eastern Gaza City and in Rafah.

In other developments, Israel said the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt will not open on Wednesday - despite earlier reports suggesting otherwise. Preparations are ongoing to open the crossing for the entry and exit of Gazans only, an Israeli official added.

On Tuesday, Israel said the crossing would remain closed and the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza would be reduced after Hamas failed to hand over the bodies of all the dead hostages. After all of the 20 remaining living Israelis kidnapped two years ago were returned on Monday, attention has turned to the victims who have died in captivity.

Of the 28 dead hostages, only eight have so far been returned. Four bodies were handed over on Monday.

They were identified as Guy Illouz, Bipin Joshi, Yossi Sharabi, and Daniel Peretz. Sky's Middle East correspondent Adam Parsons said it's "clear Hamas doesn't know where all these bodies are.