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Israel said Hamas handed over remains already identified and buried from a previous recovery.

Prime Minister Netanyahu condemned the act as a violation of the ongoing truce agreement.

The move has heightened tensions and deepened mistrust in the ceasefire process as efforts continue to locate other deceased hostages.

Israel on Tuesday said that remains handed over by Hamas through the International Committee of the Red Cross were identified as belonging to a hostage whose body had already been recovered and buried last year.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu condemned the handover, calling it a “serious breach” of the ceasefire agreement brokered earlier this month. The deal had required Hamas to return the remains of all deceased hostages still held in Gaza.

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