Hamas returned the bodies of three hostages to Israel on Sunday, with the International Committee of the Red Cross once again serving as an intermediary, officials said.

Though their identities have not yet been confirmed, Hamas described them as three Israeli soldiers. The office of the Israeli prime minister confirmed bodies were returned and would be taken to the Ministry of Health’s National Center for Forensic Medicine for identification.

“All the families of the fallen abductees have been informed, and our hearts go out to them at this difficult time,” the office said. “The effort to return our abductees continues continuously and will not stop until the last abductee is returned.”

The Israel Defense Forces urged the public to “act with sensitivity and wait for the official iden

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