DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel on Tuesday said it had received remains handed over by Palestinian militants in Gaza to the Red Cross. They were believed to be one of the two hostages still in the territory: an Israeli and a Thai national.

Israel’s government said the “findings” were taken for forensics testing. Palestinian media said they were discovered in Gaza’s northern town of Beit Lahiya.

The remains of 26 hostages taken in the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023, attack that triggered the war have already been returned since a U.S.-brokered ceasefire began on Oct. 10.

Palestinians killed in Gaza

Israeli fire killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday, according to local hospitals.

An Israeli drone strike killed a videographer in the south, said officials at Nasser Hospital, whi

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