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Purported remains of two dead hostages arrive at forensic institute for ID
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleThe caskets containing the purported remains of two dead hostages have arrived at the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Tel Aviv, the Health Ministry says.
Officials have said the identification process may take up to two days.
Hamas did not provide the identities of the hostages it handed over.
If the bodies are confirmed to belong to hostages, it would mean that the number of bodies of dead captives still held in Gaza goes down from 18 to 16.
Emanuel Fabian contributed to this report.
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