A coffin of a deceased hostage has been transferred from Hamas to the Red Cross, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said on Monday.
The coffin will be handed over to the Red Cross and, according to the IDF, is on its way to Israeli troops in Gaza.
“Hamas is obliged to uphold the agreement and take the necessary steps to return all hostages,” the IDF said on X.
Earlier on Monday it was announced that the remains of Nepalese student Bipin Joshi, who was held hostage in Gaza, were flown from Israel to his hometown of Bhimdattanagar.
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A Nepal Army personnel pays his last respects at the coffin of Bipin Joshi, a deceased Nepalese student who was killed while being held hostage in Gaza, at Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport on October 20, 2025, days after he returned from Hamas captivity under a ceasefire and hostage exchange agreement in Gaza. (Prakash Mathematics/AFP)
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Hamas has now handed over the remains of nearly half of the 28 dead hostages in Gaza, a major step in the week-old ceasefire process that aimed to end two years of war.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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