An Israeli soldier takes part in an operation in Tubas, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Wednesday.

Israel handed over the bodies of 15 Palestinians on Wednesday, a day after Hamas returned the remains of an Israeli hostage . This is the latest exchange as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire reached last month, whose first phase is coming to an end.

The remains of two hostages, one Israeli and a Thai national who were abducted in the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel that ignited the war, are still to be returned.

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Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said Wednesday that the militant group was committed to handing over the remains of the two hostages. Isr

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