Israeli police said a coffin carrying the apparent remains of a deceased hostage had arrived in Tel Aviv for identification amid diplomatic efforts in the region aimed at pushing forward the next phase of the Trump administration's ceasefire plan .

"The casket of the released deceased hostage, escorted by Israel Police forces, has arrived at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine in Abu Kabir, where the identification process will continue," a police spokesperson said in a statement.

Earlier, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said the deceased hostage had crossed the border into Israel after being retrieved by the Red Cross in Gaza and then transferred into the custody of Israeli forces in the war-torn territory.

The IDF asked the public to "act with sensitivity and wait for of

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