"The Red Cross had handed over the body of another hostage from Gaza to the IDF, Israel said early on Saturday, amid a dispute over delays in the return of remains under the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. The Israeli military and security forces received the coffin from the Red Cross inside the Gaza Strip, and it was to be sent to the Ministry of Health's National Center for Forensic Medicine in Israel."
"This was the 10th deceased hostage Israel has received out of 28 bodies held in Gaza. Hamas, citing technical problems, has said it needed heavy machinery and excavating equipment to speed up the process of locating bodies buried under rubble. On Friday, two bulldozers ploughed up the earth as Hamas searched for hostages' remains in Hamad city, a complex of apartment towers in the city of Khan Younis."
The Red Cross handed over the body of another hostage from Gaza to the IDF amid a dispute over delays in returning remains under the ceasefire deal. Israeli military and security forces received the coffin inside the Gaza Strip and planned to send it to the Ministry of Health's National Center for Forensic Medicine for formal identification, with the family to be notified first. Hamas' Qassam Brigades said the remains belonged to an occupation prisoner, implying an Israeli identity. Hamas cited technical problems and requested heavy machinery to recover bodies buried under rubble. Turkey sent specialists to assist but awaited Israeli permission to enter Gaza.
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