Gaza, Israel and hostages
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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.
Three bodies of IDF soldiers were returned to Israel, and 45 bodies of Palestinians were returned in exchange.
Israel on Sunday announced that the remains of three hostages had been handed over from Gaza and would be examined by forensic experts, as a fragile month-old ceasefire held.
International Red Cross oversees body transfer under humanitarian law as parties work to return deceased to families during ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.
Crowds gather at Hostages Square, praying with released hostage Bar Kupershtein as he dons tefillin and prays for the return of the deceased hostages.