Israel says it is preparing to receive remains from Gaza

Israel said it was preparing to receive the remains of a captive from Gaza, where Palestinian armed groups are still holding two bodies.

"Israel is preparing to receive in the coming hours from the Red Cross the coffin of a hostage who was killed and whose body was located today during a search in the northern Gaza Strip," said the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

They said the body would then be identified after it was received.

Hamas's armed wing had announced earlier that it and its ally, Islamic Jihad, would return the body of a captive at 5pm local time.