Testing to determine whether remains belong to one of the three remaining deceased captives still in Gaza.<\/p>\n
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Israel says the Red Cross has handed over a set of human remains believed to belong to an Israeli captive held in Gaza.<\/p>\n
\u201cIsrael has received, via the Red Cross, the coffin of a fallen hostage,\u201d which was handed over to Israeli soldiers and intelligence officers inside Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s office said in a statement.<\/p>\n
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Testing is expected to be carried out to determine whether the remains belong to one of the three remaining deceased captives still in the besieged Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n
The handover of the remains is part of a United States-brokered plan to end Israel\u2019s genocidal war against the Palestinian people in Gaza, where a tenuous ceasefire continues to hold despite continuing Israeli attacks across the territory.<\/p>\n
Palestinian armed groups have returned the bodies of 25 captives as part of the deal between Israel and Hamas, which took effect on October 10. In return, Israel has released the bodies of 330 Palestinians to authorities in Gaza.<\/p>\n
Hamas says it has not been able to reach all of the remains because they are buried under rubble from Israel\u2019s more than two-year war.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Tuesday, Netanyahu\u2019s office said the delay amounted to a ceasefire violation.<\/p>\n