An ICRC statement declared that the organization was "uaware" of the staging, and emphasized that "the return of remains to loved ones must not be politicized. " The International Committee of the Red Cross said that the video of Hamas staging the discovery of a hostage's body in front of Red Cross volunteers was "unacceptable" in a Tuesday statement.

The two developments, plus Hamas’ continued holding of 13 hostages’ remains, represented the biggest threats yet to the U.S. brokered ceasefire in the two-year-long Gaza war. But U.S. Vice President JD Vance said he remained unconcerned.

Hamas on Tuesday staged the discovery of remains belonging to an Israeli hostage, with video showing the terrorists reburying a corpse and then flagging it to the Red Cross — further justifying