Israel said Palestinian militants have handed over human remains believed to be of a hostage to the Red Cross, which will deliver them to the Israeli military.

It was not immediately clear if the remains were those of one of three hostages remaining in Gaza.

The remains are expected to be taken to Israel for forensic testing and identification.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad announced it found the body earlier this week in Nuseirat, a refugee camp in central Gaza.

Palestinian militants had released the bodies of 25 hostages since the US-brokered ceasefire started on October 10. Three were believed to still be in Gaza. The process has been slow, threatening the truce.

Hamas says it has not been able to reach all the remains because they are buried under rubble from Israel’s two-year offensi

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