The Hostages and Missing Families Forum announced that forensic scientists had identified the remains of Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch as the two bodies Hamas returned on Thursday.
Two coffins, said to be holding the remains of deceased hostages, escorted by IDF troops, crossed the border into the State of Israel on Thursday after being transferred to IDF troops in Gaza by the Red Cross.
Upon arrival in Israeli territory, a short military ceremony was held, after which the caskets were transferred to the National Institute for Forensic Medicine (Abu Kabir) for identification.
Kibbutz Nir Oz announced that one of the murdered hostages has been identified as Amiram Cooper. The Prime Minister's Office announced that the other murdered hostage has been identified as Sahar Baruch.