The bodies of two more Israeli hostages have been handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas - but uncertainty still hangs over the fate of the missing remains of others.

Under the ceasefire agreement, all remaining 48 hostages, dead and alive, were supposed to be returned by this Monday.

So far, only the 20 living hostages have been returned, as well as seven dead hostages, according to Israel's count, with two further bodies still being verified.

Just hours after today's handover, the Israeli military said one of the bodies previously turned over was not that of a hostage - and the confusion added to tensions over the fragile truce that has paused the two-year war.

What has Hamas said?

Hamas has previously said recovering the remaining bodies could take time, as not all burial sites

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