Hamas hands Red Cross coffin it says contains Gaza hostage's body
Summary
Hamas has given the Red Cross a coffin with what it says is the body of an Israeli soldier. Israel plans to identify the remains at the National Centre of Foreign Medicine in Tel Aviv. Hamas and the Israeli government have been exchanging hostages and remains under a U.S.-brokered ceasefire.Key Facts
- Hamas says it found the body of an Israeli soldier in the Shejaiya area of Gaza.
- The coffin has been handed to the Red Cross, which will transfer it to Israeli forces.
- Under a ceasefire deal, Hamas agreed to return hostages it holds, both living and deceased.
- All living Israeli hostages were released on October 13.
- Israel has exchanged Palestinian bodies for Israeli hostages' bodies.
- The ceasefire was brokered by the United States and took effect on October 10.
- Israel accuses Hamas of delaying the recovery of hostages' remains.
- More than 68,800 people have died during the conflict, according to Gaza's health ministry.
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