Israeli troops recover remains of hostage and check identity of second body

Activists sit in front of the US Embassy branch office in Tel Aviv during a protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government and call for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip (Ohad Zwigenberg/AP)

The Israeli military said troops have recovered the remains of a hostage held in Gaza and are examining whether another body was also that of a captive.

Earlier, Israel’s defence minister said that troops recovered the bodies of two hostages.