A Qatari news outlet has released images that it says shows members of Hamas’s so-called “Shadow Unit” — the secretive wing tasked with guarding hostages — alongside a Red Cross vehicle in southern Gaza, raising new questions about the terror group’s coordination with humanitarian agencies amid the fragile post-war environment.

The video, published Sunday by the Qatari network Al-Araby, depicts Hamas fighters standing near a Red Cross-marked vehicle in the al-Mawasi area west of Rafah — territory that remains outside Israeli military control. According to the report, the group and Red Cross personnel were jointly searching for the body of an Israeli hostage believed to have been buried in the area.

The “Shadow Unit,” a small and secretive contingent within Hamas’s armed wing, gained notoriety during the war for overseeing the captivity and movement of Israeli hostages taken during the October 7 attacks.

Neither the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) nor Israeli officials immediately commented on the footage. The Red Cross has previously said it operates in Gaza solely to deliver humanitarian aid and facilitate the transfer of released hostages under agreements brokered by Qatar, Egypt, and the United States.

On Friday, there were indications that Hamas was also preparing to return remains; however, the terror group did not.

Hamas could return eight more hostages to Israel; however, there are another five whose whereabouts are unknown, a senior Israeli official told Ynet.

There have not been any remains of hostages returned since Tuesday night.

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