The Israeli military announced that the Red Cross had delivered four coffins containing the remains of dead hostages.
Israeli authorities earlier said the Red Cross was on its way to a meeting point in southern Gaza to receive “several coffins”.
The transfer of more dead hostages comes after an Israeli military agency said it would halve the number of trucks allowed to bring humanitarian aid into Gaza, over concerns that Hamas was returning the remains of dead hostages at a slower pace than agreed upon.
The families and supporters of the hostages expressed dismay that only four of the 28 bodies were returned on Monday, the Associated Press reported.
In a social media post, US President Donald Trump expressed concern that so few of the slain hostages had been returned, neglecting to mention Israel’s halving of aid flows to the Gaza Strip.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
