JERUSALEM: Israel received the bodies of two unidentified Israeli hostages who had been held by Hamas in Gaza for two years, the Prime Minister's Office said.
The coffins were handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross in Gaza on Tuesday, which transferred them to the Israeli military and Shin Bet security agents inside the enclave. "From there, they will be transferred to Israel, " the office said, adding that the bodies will then be taken to the National Center for Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv.
"The effort to return our hostages continues ... and will not cease until the last hostage is returned, " it added.