Israel has received the bodies of two unidentified Israeli hostages who had been held by Hamas in Gaza for two years. According to the Prime Minister’s office, the coffins were handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross in Gaza yesterday, which transferred them to the Israeli military and Shin Bet security agents inside the enclave. From there, they will be transferred to Israel.
The bodies will be taken to the National Centre for Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv. The Israeli officials said efforts to return the country’s hostages will continue and will not cease until the last hostage is returned. Israel has estimated that the bodies of 28 hostages have been held in Gaza. Hamas has so far returned 15 bodies.