A Hamas militant guards an area where they search for the bodies of hostages with the help of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza City, on Wednesday. Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto/AP

Israel has received a body said to be of another deceased hostage from Gaza as it gathers intelligence on the location of the longest-held remains, according to two Israeli sources.

Hamas transferred what it said were the remains of a deceased hostage to Israel via the Red Cross on Wednesday night, marking the third such transfer this week. The remains will be taken to the national forensics lab for identification. If confirmed, that would leave the bodies of six deceased hostages remainingin Gaza.

On Tuesday evening, the body of Itay Chen, the last Israeli-American citizen held in Gaza,

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