Overview
- The Israeli army said the International Committee of the Red Cross transferred three coffins on Sunday evening for handover to Israeli forces in Gaza.
- The latest return brings the tally to 20 of 28 remains slated for repatriation under the cease-fire arrangement, according to prior counts.
- Hamas’s Qassam Brigades said the bodies were found earlier along a tunnel route in southern Gaza and would be returned as part of the exchange deal.
- Israel said the three sets of remains will be examined and identified by the national forensic institute before formal confirmation.
- Israeli officials and hostage families decried repeated delays, while Hamas cited the difficulty of locating bodies in the devastated territory and asked mediators and the Red Cross for equipment and personnel.