Exchange of deceased and living hostages continues as identification and humanitarian aid face delays

xTel Aviv(Israel) : Gaza's Health Ministry says it has received 45 additional bodies of Palestinians from Israel, another step toward implementing a fragile ceasefire.

It is unclear whether the deceased had died in Israeli custody or were taken from Gaza by Israeli troops. Throughout the war, Israel's military has exhumed bodies as part of its search for the remains of hostages.

Officials at Nasser Hospital, along with an Associated Press journalist at the scene, confirmed the arrival of three trucks carrying the remains.

The bodies of 90 Palestinians have now been transferred.

The Israeli military said Wednesday that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas the previous day as part of

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