Israel has buried its last hostage of the Gaza war, Ran Gvili, but many Palestinians have been kept waiting for similar closure, after the bodies of their relatives were returned in such poor condition that experts are struggling to identify them.

Gaza's Health Ministry said it received the remains of 15 Palestinians handed over through the Red Cross, continuing a hostage-and-detainee exchange agreed under US President Donald Trump's ceasefire plan.

The 15 β€œwere killed in Gaza and in prisons, where their bodies had been held throughout the war,” said Moein Al Waheedi, the head of a Health Ministry committee for receiving bodies.

It brings the total to 360 bodies received by Gaza officials under th

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