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The Israeli military said the Red Cross had received two coffins of dead hostages from Hamas in Gaza and was en route to give them to Israeli forces.
Hamas has said the return of the remaining bodies "may take some time" due to the destruction wrought in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday instructed the country's military to "carry out powerful strikes in Gaza," a statement from his office said, in response to alleged ceasefire violations by Hamas.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said Thursday that Palestinians handed over two coffins containing the remains of dead hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza. Fighters had previously returned the remains of 15 hostages since the start of the ceasefire, with 13 more still to be recovered.