The Red Cross has received a coffin carrying the body of a deceased hostage, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel Security Agency (ISA) stated on Friday.
The Red Cross is now touring from the assembly level in southern Gaza to switch the body to IDF troops within the Gaza Strip.
Hamas has additionally confirmed that the switch had taken place. Spokesman Hazem Qassem stated in a assertion that Hamas will “continue working to complete the entire exchange process.”
Prior to Friday, the militant group had launched the stays of 9 of the 28 deceased hostages held in Gaza.
Frustration has intensified in Israel over the delay in returning the our bodies of remaining hostages, a situation outlined within the ceasefire settlement that went into impact final week.
Hamas has said that it handed over all of the hostage our bodies that it might entry. Israeli intelligence has assessed that Hamas could not be capable to discover and return all of the remaining lifeless hostages in Gaza.
Israel believes that Hamas is aware of the areas of some of the deceased hostages that it claims are lacking, in accordance with two Israeli sources aware of the matter, because the dispute continues over the return of the our bodies.
Hamas’ armed wing, al-Qassam Brigades, stated on Wednesday that “significant efforts and special equipment” are wanted to recuperate the our bodies of the remaining hostages in Gaza.
In that assertion, al-Qassam Brigades stated the group has “abided by what was agreed upon and has handed over all the living captives in its possession and the corpses it could access.”
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