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JERUSALEM - On Sunday, Israel announced that the bodies of three hostages had been returned from Gaza and would undergo examination by forensic experts, as a fragile ceasefire entered its second month.

What they're saying:

A Hamas statement earlier said the remains were found Sunday in a tunnel in southern Gaza.

Israel’s military said official identification of these remains would be provided to families first.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier Sunday that "there are still pockets of Hamas" in parts of Gaza controlled by Israeli forces.

"There are actually two in Rafah and Khan Younis, and they will be eliminated," Netanyahu said during a Cabinet meeting.

The backstory:

Since the ceasefire took effect on Oct. 10, Palestinian militants had released t

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