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Hamas has handed over a body it claims is a hostage, the Israeli military said.
The body was transported by the Red Cross to Israeli forces in Gaza and will now be returned to Israel for official identification.
Before Monday, Hamas handed over all 20 living hostages and 12 of 28 dead hostages under the first phase of a US-brokered ceasefire agreement that began on October 10.
There was anger in Israel that Hamas had not yet returned all the hostages who died, with the Israeli military saying the Palestinian militant group “is obliged to abide by the agreement and take the necessary steps to return all hostages”.
Hamas said it was having difficulty finding bodies under the rubble in Gaza.
Under the agreement, Israel also released 250 Palestinian prisoners and 1,718 Gaza detainees and returned 15 Palestinian bodies in exchange for the remains of each Israeli hostage.
The first phase also saw an increase in aid to the Gaza Strip, a partial withdrawal of Israeli forces and a halt to fighting – although deadly violence erupted on Sunday as both sides accused each other of violating the deal.
Israel said it struck dozens of Hamas targets in the Strip after blaming Hamas for an attack that killed two of its soldiers in Rafah. Hamas said it was “not aware” of any clashes in the area, which is under Israeli control.
At least 45 Palestinians were killed in the strikes, local hospitals said.
On Sunday evening, Israel said it was resuming enforcement of the ceasefire, adding that it would “respond firmly to any violation of it”. Hamas has previously said it remains committed to the deal.
US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire remained in place as his envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner traveled to Israel.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) currently hold about half of Gaza, demarcated by the so-called Yellow Line.
As Palestinians express confusion over the exact location of the line, the IDF released a video showing bulldozers pulling yellow blocks into place to mark it.
On Monday, Palestinian health officials said Israeli fire killed three people east of Gaza City. The IDF said its troops fired on “several terrorists” who crossed the yellow line in the Shejaiya area.
The Israeli military launched a campaign in Gaza in response to the October 7, 2023 attack in which Hamas-led gunmen killed around 1,200 people in southern Israel and took 251 others hostage.
At least 68,216 people have been killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza since then, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, whose figures are considered reliable by the United Nations.
