Israel said Hamas handed over “two coffins of deceased hostages ” from Gaza late Saturday, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu increased pressure on the militant group to share the rest more quickly under their ceasefire.

The Israeli military said it had fired at a "suspicious vehicle" it said had crossed the line demarcating the area occupied by its forces.

Israel said it has received the bodies of two more hostages, leaving 16 in the enclave. Gaza officials said they received the bodies of 15 more Palestinians released by Israel, some of which they say showed signs of beatings and abuse.

Israel says the remains of Eliyahu Margalit, a hostage handed over by Hamas, have been identified. Margalit, 76, was abducted on October 7, 2023, when Hamas attacked Israel.

CAIRO (AP) — Palestinians and aid workers are eagerly awaiting the reopening of the Rafah border crossing, which is the Gaza Strip’s lifeline for food and other aid and its only gateway to the outside world that wasn’t controlled by Israel before the war.

The ceasefire on Wednesday was largely holding, although Hamas described Israeli attacks in Gaza as violations of the agreement.

During the New York City mayoral debate, candidates Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa sparred over Israel-Gaza positions. Silwa scolded Cuomo and Mamdani for not crediting Trump for the ceasefire plan while Mamdani said “of course” Hamas should lay down its arms and Cuomo said he “hopes the peace holds.

The body of a twelfth hostage returned to Israel from Gaza on Saturday has been identified as Sonthaya Oakkharasri, as the ceasefire that brought a pause to two years of destruction in the Palestinian enclave comes under strain.