Hamas hands over remains of hostage who was already returned to Israel in 2023

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Israel announced Tuesday that it had received from Hamas via the Red Cross the remains of a deceased hostage as President Donald Trump 's 48-hour deadline looms.

The remains, however, did not match any of the 13 deceased hostages whose bodies are still in Gaza. Fox News has learned that the coffin handed over to Israel was assessed to contain the remains of a hostage whose body was already brought back to Israel for burial.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office urged the public to respect the privacy of the hostages' families. Netanyahu's office later identified the remains as belonging to Ofir Tzarfati, whose body was first recovered in 2023.

The Hostages and Missing Families forum released a statement following t