Red Cross vehicles carrying the bodies of three people believed to be deceased hostages handed over by Hamas make their way toward the border crossing with Israel, to be transferred to Israeli authorities, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip. (AP)

The Israeli military said on Tuesday that the body of a deceased Israeli hostage had been handed over to its troops in Gaza by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).

In a post on X, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said: “According to information provided by the Red Cross, a coffin of a deceased hostage has been transferred into its custody and is on the way to IDF troops in Gaza.”

The statement added that “Hamas is required to uphold the agreement and take the necessary steps to return all the deceased hostages.”

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