"UN says millions of euro of food and medicine is sitting in warehouses Hamas had said on Friday it planned to transfer a deceased hostage to the Red Cross. This was the 10th deceased hostage Israel has received out of 28 bodies held in Gaza. and Hamas, citing technical problems, has said it needed heavy machinery and excavating equipment to speed up the process of locating bodies buried under rubble."
"Israel, insisting Hamas knows the whereabouts of the hostages' bodies, had said the group was running out of time. Hamas has said it remains committed to the ceasefire agreement and to handing over the bodies of all remaining hostages. In a statement on Friday, Hamas' armed wing said a new body had been recovered and would be released at 2300 local time. An Israeli security source said the handover to the Red Cross was scheduled for 0030 in Israel (2130 GMT)."
Millions of euros worth of food and medicine are sitting in warehouses awaiting delivery to Gaza. Hamas planned to transfer a deceased hostage to the Red Cross, marking the 10th body received out of 28 held. Hamas cited technical problems and requested heavy machinery and excavating equipment to locate bodies buried under rubble. Israel insisted Hamas knows the locations and warned the group was running out of time. Hamas said it remains committed to the ceasefire and to handing over all remaining bodies. Fighting has largely stopped under a US 20-point plan, though an incident killed 11 people when Israeli troops opened fire.
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