On the evening of the 13th local time, the Israel Defense Forces announced that it had received the remains of four Israeli detainees.
Earlier that day, the International Committee of the Red Cross received the bodies of four Israeli detainees from Hamas in the southern part of the Gaza Strip.
Israel urged Hamas to abide by the agreement on returning the remains of all 28 Israelis killed, according to Defense Minister Katz, who said any delay or refusal by Hamas to hand over the remains of Israeli detainees would be considered a violation of the agreement and Israel would respond.