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Palestinian militants return remains of two Israeli hostages as Gaza ceasefire holds
Palestinian militants in Gaza handed over two coffins with the remains of Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, bringing the total recovered to 17 since the ceasefire began on October 10. Despite overnight Israeli strikes in Khan Younis that injured at least 40 people, the fragile truce between Israel and Hamas continues to hold
This picture taken from a position at Israel's border with the Gaza Strip shows destroyed buildings in the besieged Palestinian territory. Israel said it struck an arms dump in Gaza. Pic/AFP
Israel's military said Thursday that Palestinian militants handed over two coffins containing the remains of dead hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza.
Militants had previously returned the remains of 15 hostages since the start of the ceasefire, with 13 more still to be recovered.
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