GAZA CITY: The armed wing of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad said it had found the body of one of the last three hostages held in Gaza on Monday. “Today we found the body of one of the enemy prisoners during search operations in areas controlled by the Zionist (Israeli) army in the central Gaza Strip,” the Al-Quds Brigades said in a statement. A source in Islamic Jihad, who requested anonymity, confirmed the body belonged to one of the last three hostages held by militants in the territory.

GAZA CITY: The armed wing of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad said it had found the body of one of the last three hostages held in Gaza on Monday. “Today we found the body…

JERUSALEM: Israel on Tuesday said a delay by Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad in handing over a hostage body it said it had found in Gaza was a “violation” of the fragile…

The remains will be transferred to Israeli forces, who will take them to Israel's forensic medicine institute for identification.

Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad transferred the remains -- which they identified as belonging to an Israeli hostage -- to the Red Cross.