JERUSALEM (AP) — Hospital officials in Gaza say that Israel has handed over the bodies of 30 Palestinians.

Friday's handover comes a day after Palestinian militants in Gaza turned over the remains of two hostages to Israel.

Israel’s military said Thursday that Palestinian militants handed over the remains of two more hostages, in the latest indication that the fragile ceasefire agreement is moving forward despite Israeli strikes on Gaza this week.

The two sets of remains were given to the Red Cross in Gaza, then transported into Israel by troops and taken to the National Institute of Forensic Medicine for identification, the Israeli military said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said late Thursday that the remains had been confirmed as those of Sahar Baruch and Amiram Cooper

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