TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel said on Tuesday it has identified the body of a hostage that was released by Palestinian militants overnight, while the chief Hamas negotiator said the group is determined to implement the ceasefire agreement to end the two-year war.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance was expected in the region later in the day to shore up the fragile ceasefire, which has teetered over the past few days.

Israel confirmed that Hamas released the body of Tal Haimi, who was killed in the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023 attack that ignited the war. He was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak on the Gaza border. The 42-year-old was a fourth-generation resident of the kibbutz and part of its emergency response team. He had four children, including one born after the attack.

Under the terms of the

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