The bodies of hostages Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch were returned to Israel for burial after an identification process was completed, the Israeli military said in a statement late on Thursday, Oct.

The remains will undergo formal identification in Israel, as the return of deceased hostages under a ceasefire continues.

Israel says the remains of three hostages have been handed over from Gaza and will be examined by forensic experts as a month-old ceasefire holds.

Israel announced Sunday that the bodies of three hostages were returned from Gaza and will be examined by forensic experts, as a fragile ceasefire entered its second month.

Crowds gather at Hostages Square, praying with released hostage Bar Kupershtein as he dons tefillin and prays for the return of the deceased hostages.

The Hostages and Missing Families Forum demands an ultra-Orthodox yeshiva apologize and pay NIS 400 million ($123m) in damages for appropriating symbols of the pro-hostage deal movement in its campaign against the jailing of Haredi draft-dodgers.