Israel said on Tuesday it had received the coffin of a hostage held in Gaza, with the remains undergoing forensic examination to determine their identity.

Prior to this latest handover, the bodies of three deceased hostages were still being held in the Gaza Strip -- those of two Israelis and one Thai national.

Hamas and its allies have been handing over the final hostages as part of the US-brokered ceasefire deal with Israel that came into force on October 10.

"Israel has received, via the Red Cross, the coffin of a fallen hostage," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement.

The coffin was handed over to the Israeli military and security services inside the Gaza Strip, then transferred to Israel where it was received in a military ceremony.

The coffin was then tak

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