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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Melanie Lidman

Israelis are identifying the second group of bodies handed over by Hamas as tenuous truce holds

Israel on Wednesday identified more bodies of dead hostages that were handed over by Hamas a day earlier to ease pressure on a fragile ceasefire in its war with Israel. The handover came after an Israeli military agency warned it would slash aid deliveries to Gaza as the militant group was not returning the remains as agreed.

Three of four bodies handed over on Tuesday night were identified as Israeli hostages but the identity of the fourth remained in question.

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