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Hamas has announced that it will return Body of an Israeli hostage On Tuesday, a development linked to the fragile October ceasefire.
Despite this the ceasefire remains in place Israeli attacks on Gaza continueincreasing Palestinian casualties, and mutual allegations of violations,
Palestinian Islamic Jihad said it had found the body in Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza earlier this week.
Hamas confirmed via Telegram that the remains would be handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross on Tuesday afternoon.
Since the US-brokered ceasefire began on October 10, Palestinian militants 25 hostage bodies released,
Three bodies are believed to still be in Gaza, with exchanges putting the slow-moving ceasefire under constant threat.
Hamas says it has not been able to reach all the remains because they are buried under debris israelA two-year offensive into the Palestinian territories.
Meanwhile, Israel has accused the militants of dragging their feet and threatened resume military operations Or humanitarian aid would be stopped if all remains were not returned.
Prime Minister of Israel benjamin netanyahuThe office said in a statement on Tuesday that the delay amounted to a ceasefire violation.
Israel has released the bodies of 330 Palestinians in Gaza since the ceasefire took 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, which is part of the government run by Hamas and is staffed by medical professionals.
It keeps detailed records generally considered reliable by independent experts.
Israel has not provided details about their identities.
Meanwhile, in Gaza, children and families are suffering the consequences of heavy rains, which have left thousands once again displaced and exposed to the elements.
The rains have underlined the dire humanitarian conditions facing millions of people in Gaza.
The war began on 7 October 2023 with a Hamas-led attack on southern Israel. About 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 were taken hostage.
Almost all hostages or their remains have been returned in ceasefires or other agreements.
Gaza’s health ministry says 69,775 Palestinians have been killed and 170,863 injured in Israeli retaliatory attacks.
The death toll has increased due to both new Israeli attacks during the ceasefire and the recovery and identification of bodies of those killed earlier in the war.
The ministry reports that 345 people have been killed since the ceasefire began and a total of 588 bodies have been recovered.
It does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its figures, but said women and children were disproportionately among those killed.