Israel receives remains of another deceased Gaza hostage

The Israeli military in the Gaza Strip has received another coffin with remains of a hostage who died in the Palestinian enclave with the mediation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

"Israel has received, via the Red Cross, a coffin containing the remains of a deceased hostage, which was handed over to an IDF (army) and ISA (security agency) force inside the Gaza Strip," the statement reads.

In turn, the Israeli army's press service reported that the military had successfully transported the coffin to Israeli territory.

The remains will soon be delivered to the National Institute of Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv where forensic experts will conduct the identification procedure.

Earlier, Hamas said that it would hand over the remains of an Israeli hostage tonight under the ceasefire deal.