By WAFAA SHURAFA, Associated Press

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas says it will return the body of an Israeli hostage Tuesday, part of last month’s fragile ceasefire that has held despite Israeli strikes on Gaza, mounting Palestinian casualties, and mutual accusations of violations.

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Palestinian Islamic Jihad announced it found the body earlier this week in Nuseirat, a refugee camp in central Gaza. The body will be handed to the International Committee of the Red Cross Tuesday afternoon, Hamas said on Telegram.

Palestinian militants have released the bodies of 25 hostages since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire started on Oct. 10. Three are believed to still be in Gaza.

The process has been slow, threatening the truce.

Hamas says it has not been able to reach all of

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