By WAFAA SHURAFA, MEGAN JANETSKY and SAMY MAGDY, Associated Press

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel on Tuesday said it had received remains handed over by Palestinian fighters in Gaza to the Red Cross. They were believed to be remains of one of the two hostages still in the territory: an Israeli and a Thai national .

Israel’s government said the “findings” from Gaza had been taken for forensics testing. Palestinian media said they were located in Gaza’s northern town of Beit Lahiya.

The remains of 26 hostages taken in the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the war have already been returned since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire began on Oct. 10.

A vehicle carrying the remains of a person whom Hamas claims is a deceased hostage, transferred earlier today by Gaza fighters

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