Relatives and supporters of hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip attend a rally calling for their immediate release. Photograph: Mahmoud Illean/AP
Hamas handed over bodies of three hostages on Sunday, even as the Palestinian militant group traded blame with Israel for violations of the tenuous truce that has mostly halted two years of war.
Israeli forces in Gaza received coffins carrying the bodies of three hostages, conveyed through the Red Cross, prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s office said.
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