Daijiworld Media Network - Deir Al-Balah

Deir Al-Balah, Oct 18: Israel on Friday received the remains of another hostage from Gaza, the Prime Minister’s office said, as Hamas continued efforts to uphold a ceasefire by using bulldozers to search for bodies under war-ravaged buildings in the enclave. The Israeli military and security services received the coffin from the International Committee of the Red Cross inside Gaza, and it was to be sent to the Ministry of Health's National Center for Forensic Medicine in Israel. Families will be informed first after formal identification.

Hamas’ military wing, the Qassam Brigades, indicated that the remains belonged to an “occupation prisoner,” likely an Israeli, rather than one of the hostages of other nationalities taken in Gaza. The handover o

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