The Red Cross says it has received the remains of a hostage in Gaza that Hamas claims is the body of an Israeli soldier who was killed in 2014.

Hamas said it found the body of the soldier, Hadar Goldin, who has been held in Gaza for the past 11 years.

His remains are the only ones currently held in Gaza since before the latest, two-year war between Israel and Hamas.

The Palestinian militant group said his remains were found in a tunnel in the enclave's southernmost city of Rafah on Saturday.

Mr Goldin was killed on August 1, 2014, two hours after a ceasefire took effect ending that year's war between Israel and Hamas.

The remains will be transferred to Israel and to the national forensic institute for identification. If the body is identified as a hostage, there will be four bodies of

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