In a significant development amid the ongoing ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the transfer of the body of a deceased hostage from Gaza to Israel on Monday night. The hostage, whose identity remains undisclosed, had been held by Hamas since the October 7, 2023, attack. The transfer was part of a broader ceasefire agreement and a hostage-prisoner swap deal between the two parties. Hamas handed over the coffin to the ICRC in Gaza City, which subsequently delivered it to the Israeli military and the Shin Bet security agency. The body will undergo identification at the National Center of Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv, after which the family will be officially notified. A Hamas source revealed that the body was recovered earlier in the day from the Al-Tuffah neighborhood in eastern Gaza City. This exchange marks the latest in a series of transfers under the ceasefire, which has seen Hamas release all 20 living Israeli hostages and Israel free approximately 2,000 Palestinian detainees. Israel estimates that the bodies of 28 hostages remain in Gaza, with some killed before capture and others dying in captivity. Hamas has previously returned 15 bodies.