Palestinian militant group Hamas on Tuesday handed over the remains of one of the last two deceased hostages still in Gaza,the International Committee of the Red Cross said, under terms of the October ceasefire deal.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement that Israeli forces in Gaza had received what it described as “findings” that would be taken into Israel for forensic testing.
The two remaining deceased hostages are Israeli police officer Ran Gvili and Thai national Sudthisak Rinthalak, both kidnapped during Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that touched off two years of devastating war in Gaza.
The Geneva-based ICRC has acted as an intermediary between Gaza militant groups and Israel throughout the war triggered by Hamas’ attack, helping facilitate the release of living hostages and the handover of remains.
(Reuters)