Israel says partial remains returned by Hamas belong to previously retrieved captive

Israel said on Tuesday that a set of partial captive remains returned by Hamas the previous day belonged to a deceased captive recovered by the military around two years ago.

"After completing the identification process this morning, it was found that last night remains belonging to the fallen hostage Ofir Tzarfati, who had been returned from the Gaza Strip in a military operation about two years ago, were returned," prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said.