The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Saturday confirmed the receipt of a coffin containing the body of a deceased hostage from Hamas, transferred via the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) at the Gaza border, as part of the ongoing implementation of the US-brokered ceasefire agreement.

In a post on X, the IDF stated that the body will undergo formal identification at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv.

“The coffin of the deceased hostage, escorted by IDF troops, crossed the border into the State of Israel a short while ago and is on its way to the National Institute for Forensic Medicine, where identification procedures will be carried out,” the IDF said in the post.

IDF officials stated that representatives are currently accompanying the families of the

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