Hamas has openly admitted to staging the recovery of Israeli bodies in Gaza, calling it a deliberate security deception meant to fool Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) drones and surveillance. The group released footage showing body bags filled with pillows, declaring “the enemy fell for it,” and described the operation as a tactic to outsmart IDF strikes. Israeli authorities accused Hamas of recycling the same bodies for propaganda and said forensic exams confirmed the remains recently returned via Red Cross did not belong to any hostages.