Israel says bodies of two captives returned by Hamas identified

The Israeli army said on Thursday that it had identified the bodies of captives Inbar Hayman and Mohammad al-Atrash, whose remains had been returned to Israel the previous evening by Hamas, news agency AFP reported. 

"Following the completion of the identification process by the National Institute of Forensic Medicine... [Israeli military] representatives informed the families of Inbar Hayman and Sergeant Major Mohammad al-Atrash that their bodies had been repatriated for burial," an army statement said.