JERUSALEM: The Red Cross transferred the remains of a hostage to Israeli troops in Gaza, the prime minister’s office said Friday, hours after hundreds of mourners flocked to the funeral of a soldier whose body was turned over this week by Palestinian militants. Before Friday’s handover, Hamas had returned the bodies of 22 hostages since the start of the current ceasefire. If the remains in the latest handover over are confirmed to be those of an additional hostage that would leave five others still in Gaza. The ceasefire, which began Oct.

If the person's identity is confirmed as that of a dead hostage, it will mean six others are still in Gaza.

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Wednesday that the Red Cross had taken possession of the remains of a hostage from Gaza as part of the ongoing ceasefire agreement with…