Hamas to return Israeli hostage’s body as fragile ceasefire holds

Destroyed buildings in Gaza City (Jehad Alshrafi/AP)

Hamas says it will return the body of an Israeli hostage on Tuesday, as part of the fragile ceasefire that has held despite Israeli strikes on Gaza, mounting Palestinian casualties and mutual accusations of violations.

Palestinian Islamic Jihad announced it found the body earlier this week in Nuseirat, a refugee camp in central Gaza. The body will be handed to the International Committee of the Red Cross on Tuesday afternoon, Hamas said on Telegram.