By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell, Reuters

Photo: AFP / Khaled Desouki

Israel received a body that Hamas said was one of the last two deceased hostages in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday (local time), as Israel said it would allow Gaza's gateway to Egypt to open once all hostages were returned.

A body has been transferred by the Red Cross to the Israeli military and will undergo forensic identification, a statement from the Israeli Prime Minister's Office said.

Hamas also handed over remains on Tuesday, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office later said were not of any hostag

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