"Under the terms of a United States-brokered ceasefire that took effect on October 10, Hamas has undertaken to return the bodies of all the 28 deceased captives. The remains of 16 had been handed over as of Monday. The 20 surviving captives were freed on October 13 as part of the truce. The release of the latest body comes as the families of some of the captives called on the Israeli government to pause the ceasefire if Hamas fails to locate and hand over the bodies."
"Hamas knows exactly where every one of the deceased hostages is held, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said. The families urge the government of Israel, the United States administration and the mediators not to advance to the next phase of the agreement until Hamas fulfils all of its obligations and returns every hostage to Israel, the association added. The statement echoed the Israeli government's claim that Hamas knows where the remains are."
The Red Cross took custody of a coffin and transported the remains to Israeli troops in Gaza. Hamas handed over another dead captive's remains hours after an Israeli drone attack in southern Gaza killed two Palestinians during a fragile ceasefire. Under a United States-brokered ceasefire effective October 10, Hamas agreed to return the bodies of 28 deceased captives; 16 bodies had been handed over by Monday and 20 surviving captives were freed on October 13. Families urged Israel and mediators to pause the next phase until all remains are returned. Locating bodies has proved difficult due to altered terrain and disrupted burial information, prompting an Egyptian technical team to enter Gaza to assist with excavators and trucks.
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