Red Cross vehicles drive through Gaza City before returning what was said to be the body of a deceased hostage held by Hamas to Israel on Tuesday. Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters

Israel on Tuesday received what Hamas said are the remains of another deceased hostage held in Gaza, as part of the US-brokered ceasefire deal that came into effect last month.

Israel said it received the coffin via the Red Cross in Gaza and later transported the remains to Israel’s national forensics laboratory for identification. If the remains are confirmed to be those of a hostage, that would leave the bodies of seven deceased hostages remaining in Gaza.

The latest transfer comes after Hamas handed over the bodies of three deceased hostages on Sunday. US President Donald Trump confirmed one of them was Omer Neut

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