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Israel said on Tuesday it had received the coffin of a hostage held in Gaza, with the remains undergoing forensic examination to determine their identity.Prior to this latest handover, the bodies of three deceased hostages were still being held in the Gaza Strip -- those of two Israelis and one Thai national.Hamas and its allies

World Israeli soldiers recovered the body of a 53-year-old hostage in an underground tunnel in southern Gaza, the military said Wednesday, and the army was determining if another set of remains belongs to the man's son.  Military said the body of Yosef AlZayadni, father of 19 children, was brought to Israel on Tuesday The Associated