Palestinian militant group Hamas has handed over two bodies it said were of deceased Israeli hostages, a day after the tenuous Gaza ceasefire was shaken by a series of deadly Israeli strikes across the enclave.

The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the two bodies had been received by Israeli forces on Thursday via the Red Cross in Gaza and will be transported into Israel for identification.

Under the ceasefire accord, Hamas released all living hostages in return for nearly 2000 Palestinian prisoners and wartime detainees, while Israel pulled back its troops, halted its offensive and increased aid into the enclave.

Hamas also agreed to hand over the remains of all 28 dead hostages in exchange for 360 Palestinian militants killed in the war. Up to Thursday it h

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