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

Regional players are unlikely to want their forces to “fight Hamas or get caught in the crossfire,” a former U.S. ambassador to Israel told NBC News.

Israel said the Red Cross reported receiving "two coffins of deceased hostages" during a transfer in the Gaza Strip and is brining the remains to IDF troops.

While portions of aid were delivered after the Oct. 13 visit by President Donald Trump to Israel and Egypt — a day marking the signing of the Israel-Hamas peace deal — the situation remains precarious in the enclave.

The bodies of unidentified Palestinians handed over by Israel as part of the ceasefire agreement allegedly showed signs of torture.

Azaiza knows that he’s lucky to be alive. “My life is worth more now than if I was dead,” he told CNN earlier this month. “A lot of Gazans got killed. Nobody mentions their names.”

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The International Committee of the Red Cross accompanied Hamas, with permission from Israeli forces, to parts of Gaza past the yellow line on Sunday, the ICRC said. The humanitarian organization did this as Hamas continued their operations in looking for the remaining 13 bodies of hostages still being held in Gaza.

History teaches us that Gaza’s reconstruction will only be successful if its people actively participate in shaping a safe, peaceful and prosperous future for themselves.

Israel says the remains of three people handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross this week do not belong to any of the hostages.

The Israeli military attacked the Gaza Strip for a fourth day on Friday, killing three people, Palestinian health authorities said, in another test of a fragile ceasefire agreement.

Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to “immediately carry out forceful strikes in the Gaza Strip” after Israeli troops were hit by gunfire.