The terrorist group Hamas on Saturday handed over to Israel the bodies of two more possible hostages that were being held in the Gaza Strip, Israel's military said.

Israel Defense Forces said in a social media post late Saturday night local time that "according to information provided by the Red Cross, two coffins of deceased hostages have been transferred into their custody" and were on their way to IDF and Israel Security Agency forces in Gaza.

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later confirmed that the remains of the two deceased hostages were being transported to Israel, where they would be "received in a military ceremony" and then transferred to the National Center of Forensic Medicine for identification.

Since the Gaza peace plan took effect early this

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