Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip — Israel said Palestinian militants on Tuesday handed over human remains to the Red Cross, which will deliver them next to the Israeli military.

It was not immediately clear if the remains were those of one of three hostages remaining in the Gaza Strip. The remains were expected to be taken to Israel for forensic testing and identification.

The handover is part of last month's fragile ceasefire that has held despite Israeli strikes on Gaza, mounting Palestinian casualties, and mutual accusations of violations.

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

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