Israeli forces receive remains of hostage

TEL AVIV: Israeli soldiers in Gaza have received from the Red Cross the remains of a hostage released by Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced.

After a short military ceremony, the body were taken in a convoy to the National Centre for Forensic Medicine for identification. If confirmed, it would bring the number of bodies in Gaza down to two.

Earlier, the Red Cross received the remains of the hostage at a point in Gaza and made its way to Israeli forces inside Gaza for the handover, the Israel Defence Forces said. (ANI/TPS)