Israel said on Monday that the Red Cross had handed over the body of another deceased hostage from Gaza to the Israeli military, according to a statement by the Israeli prime minister's office.

If the identity of the deceased hostage is confirmed, it would mean that the remains of 12 hostages remain in Gaza. Palestinian militant group Hamas has cited obstacles to locating them in the rubble left by the fighting.

Palestinians watch machinery and some workers from Egypt searching for the bodies of hostages at Hamad City, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Oct. 27. (Jehad Alshrafi/The Associated Press)

The recovery and handover of bodies of deceased hostages in Gaza has been one of the obstacles to U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza plan.

An Israeli government spokesperson said on

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