TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Gaza 's ruins were being scoured for the dead on Saturday, over a week into a ceasefire as newly recovered bodies brought the Palestinian toll above 68,000.

Israel said the remains of a tenth hostage that Hamas handed over the day before were identified as Eliyahu Margalit.

The handover of hostages’ remains, called for under the ceasefire agreement, is among key points — along with aid deliveries into Gaza and the devastated territory's future — in a process backed by much of the international community to help end two years of war.

Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office said Margalit's family had been notified. The 76-year-old was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz during the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the war. His remains were found after bulldozers pl

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