Red Cross says it has transferred unidentified remains of three people to Israel

A Red Cross vehicle carrying the bodies of two people believed to be dead hostages handed over by Hamas make their way toward the Kissufim border crossing with Israel on Thursday (Abdel Kareem Hana/AP)

The Red Cross said it transferred the unidentified remains of three people to Israel late on Friday but they were still being examined and may not be those of missing hostages, an Israeli military official said.

The source said the remains had earlier been turned over to the Red Cross by Hamas in Gaza.