Hamas says remains found in tunnel as other bodies yet to be recovered amid fragile ceasefire
Israel has announced that the remains of three hostages have been handed over from Gaza and would be examined by forensic experts, as a fragile month-old ceasefire holds.
A Hamas statement earlier said the remains were found on Sunday in a tunnel in southern Gaza.
Since the ceasefire took effect on 10 October, Palestinian militants had released the remains of 17 hostages – with 11 still in Gaza – before Sunday’s handover. The bodies of eight hostages remain in Gaza.
Militants have released one or two bodies every few days. Israel has urged faster progress, and in certain cases has said the remains were not of any hostage. Hamas has said the work is complicated because of widespread devastation in Gaza.
