On Tuesday, Hamas handed over a coffin containing the remains of an Israeli hostage to the Red Cross, which subsequently transferred the body to Israeli authorities, according to the Israeli military.

The Red Cross delivered the coffin to Israeli forces stationed in the Gaza Strip, as confirmed by the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The body will be moved into Israel, where it will undergo a military ceremony conducted by a military rabbi, Netanyahu’s office stated.

Once the ceremony concludes, the National Center of Forensic Medicine will carry out an identification process, after which the hostage’s family will be informed.

Earlier, Hamas announced it had discovered the body of an Israeli soldier who had been held captive in Gaza, as reported by Reuters. The group mentioned that the body was found in Shejaia, an eastern suburb of Gaza City still under Israeli control, after Israel allowed access to the area for Hamas teams and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

A Red Cross vehicle is seen transporting the body after Hamas reported the discovery of the Israeli soldier’s remains on Tuesday, preparing for its return to Israel through the Red Cross in Gaza City, on November 4, 2025. (REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas)

This follows Sunday’s release of the bodies of three Israeli hostages, including American Omer Neutra.

Hamas had agreed per the ceasefire to hand over the remains of 28 dead hostages in exchange for the bodies of 360 Palestinian militants who were killed in the Gaza war.

The Red Cross transports the body of a deceased hostage, who had been held in Gaza since the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, after it was handed over by Hamas militants as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Deir Al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, Oct. 30, 2025.  (Ramadan Abed/Reuters)

Before Tuesday, Hamas had released the remains of 20 hostages, with eight remaining in Gaza.