The Israeli government said on Sunday that Hamas has handed over more hostage remains, as delays in finding bodies buried under the rubble of Gaza threatened the fragile ceasefire.

The issue of hostage bodies still in Gaza has become a sticking point in the ceasefire implementation, with Israel linking the reopening of the main gateway into the territory to the recovery of all of the deceased.

Relief agencies have called for the Rafah border crossing from Egypt to be reopened to speed the flow of food, fuel and medicines.

Gaza rescuers, meanwhile reported fresh violence in some areas despite the truce.

Hamas’s armed wing, the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, handed over the remains of two hostages on Saturday night as part of the US-brokered ceasefire agreement.

Prime Minister Benjamin Ne

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