Israeli military says the Red Cross has received another set of remains from Gaza militants

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It wasn't immediately clear whether the remains were those of one of three hostages remaining in the Gaza Strip.
Search efforts for the bodies of Israeli hostages continue in Gaza
Hamas militants escort officials from the International Red Cross in Gaza City this month.Khames Alrefi / Anadolu via Getty Images

Israel said Tuesday that Palestinian militants had handed over human remains to the Red Cross, which will deliver them next to the country's military.

It was not immediately clear if the remains were those of one of three hostages remaining in the Gaza Strip. The remains were expected to be taken to Israel for forensic testing and identification.

The handover is part of last month's fragile ceasefire that has held despite Israeli strikes on Gaza, mounting Palestinian casualties, and mutual accusations of violations.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad announced it found the body earlier this week in Nuseirat, a refugee camp in central Gaza. Hamas had earlier said that the the body was to be handed to the International Committee of the Red Cross on Tuesday afternoon.

Palestinian militants have returned 25 bodies of hostages, a slow-going process called for under the truce deal that went into effect on Oct. 10. In return, Israel has released the bodies of 330 Palestinians back to Gaza.

Hamas says it has not been able to reach all of the remains because they are buried under rubble from Israel's two-year offensive in the Palestinian territory. Israel has accused the militants of dragging their feet and threatened to resume military operations or withhold humanitarian aid if all remains are not returned.

Search for bodies of Israeli hostages continues in Gaza
Red Cross vehicles at the site of a search operation for the bodies of Israeli hostages in Gaza City this month. Hamza Z.H. Qraiqea / Anadolu via Getty Images

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement Tuesday that the delay amounted to a ceasefire violation.

Israel has released the bodies of 330 Palestinians back to Gaza since the ceasefire came into effect.

Palestinian officials have struggled to identify the bodies without access to DNA kits. Only 95 have been identified, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, part of the Hamas-run government, which is staffed by medical professionals. It maintains detailed records viewed as generally reliable by independent experts.

Israel has not provided details on their identities. The remaining hostages that have yet to be handed over were two Israelis and a man from Thailand.

Meanwhile, families in Gaza confronted the aftermath of heavy rains, which have left thousands once again displaced and exposed to the elements. The rains have underscored the dire humanitarian conditions that many of the 2 million people in Gaza face.

Aid has slowly entered Gaza, but organizations like the United Nation's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs have warned that shortages of crucial goods like food and winter supplies still persist, and have called on Israel to ease aid restrictions.

The war began with the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that killed some 1,200 people and took over 250 hostages. Almost all of the hostages or their remains have been returned in ceasefires or other deals.

Gaza's Health Ministry says 69,775 Palestinians have been killed and 170,863 injured in Israel's retaliatory offensive. It does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its figures, but it has said women and children make up a majority of those killed.

The toll has gone up during the ceasefire, both from new Israeli strikes and from the recovery and identification of bodies of people killed earlier in the war.

On Tuesday, the health ministry in Gaza said Israeli forces killed three people east of Khan Younis, the latest fatalities among Palestinians since a ceasefire deal stopped the war last month.

The ministry said in a statement that the dead bodies were brought to hospitals along with 14 others recovered from under the rubble over the past 24 hours.

The new fatalities brought the death toll to 345 Palestinians since the ceasefire took effect on Oct. 11, the ministry said.

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