Jerusalem – Israel’s military said Thursday that Palestinian militants handed over remains of two hostages, in the latest indication that the fragile ceasefire agreement is moving forward despite Israeli strikes on Gaza this week.

The two sets of remains were given to the Red Cross in Gaza and then transported into Israel under troop escort to be taken to the National Institute of Forensic Medicine for identification, the Israeli military said.

Hamas militants previously have returned the remains of 15 hostages since the start of the ceasefire, with 13 more to be recovered under the ceasefire agreement with Israel.

Officials in southern Gaza said Thursday that at least 40 people had been injured in overnight strikes, after Israel declared the ceasefire was back on Wednesday morning.

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