Afghanistan, Nov. 3 -- Israel received three bodies of hostages from Gaza via the Red Cross under a fragile ceasefire deal requiring reciprocal return of Palestinian prisoners' remains.
Israel announced that three bodies of Israeli captives killed during the Gaza war were handed over via the International Committee of the Red Cross after being retrieved from the Hamas-run Gaza Strip.
Under the cease-fire deal, Israel is obligated to return the remains of 45 Palestinian prisoners killed in the conflict, while demanding the full repatriation of its own hostages.
Israeli media reported that forensic testing determined the remains were not those of recognized hostages, raising questions about compliance and trust in the exchange process.
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