KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hospital officials in Gaza said Wednesday that Israel had handed over 15 more Palestinian bodies, completing the latest swap of the ceasefire as the first phase of the agreement nears a conclusion.

Officials at Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis confirmed receiving the bodies Wednesday morning from the Red Cross and said Israel did not provide any information about their identities.

It came a day after Palestinian militants returned the remains of Israeli hostage Dror Or, who the Israeli military says was killed by the militants in their Oct. 7, 2023 attack.

That leaves the bodies of two hostages — one Israeli and one Thai national — in Gaza. Hamas said Wednesday it was determined to uphold its side of the agreement and return them both.

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