Israel said it received the body of a captive from Gaza through the International Committee of the Red Cross and added it will begin allowing Palestinians to leave through a border crossing with Egypt – but not return.

The announcements follow statements from the armed wings of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad saying they would hand over the body at 5pm (15:00 GMT) on Wednesday after it was recovered in northern Gaza.

“The coffin will then be transferred to Israel, to the Health Ministry National Center of Forensic Medicine. Upon completion of the identification process and as per the findings, formal notification will be delivered to the family,” the Israeli military said in a post on X.

This comes a day after Israel said remains previously transferred by Hamas were not link

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