India, Oct. 15 -- The Red Cross on Tuesday received bodies of four more deceased Gaza hostages, and is transferring the four coffins to its custody, the Israeli military said.

The Israeli authorities earlier said the Red Cross was on its way to a meeting point in southern Gaza to receive "several coffins" of deceased hostages, the Associated Press reported.

This comes after an Israeli military agency said it would halve the number of trucks with humanitarian aid being allowed into Gaza. The agency raised concerns that Hamas was returning the bodies of hostages at a slower pace than agreed under the peace plan, according to AP.

The mortal remains of four hostages had been released by Hamas on Monday, with families and supporters express...