The remains of three people Hamas handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza are not those of hostages, Israel has said, in the latest setback to the US-brokered ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.

The handover followed Israel's return on Friday of the bodies of 30 Palestinians to Gaza, which completed an exchange after militants turned over remains of two hostages earlier in the week.

Gaza ceasefire technically holding

Despite more than 100 Palestinians being killed by Israel in little more than 12 hours, the ceasefire continues to hold, though that technicality does not mean much to those on the ground.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Saturday that the remains of the three people did not belong to the hostages.

It was unclear who the remains belonged to.

Hamas's

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