The set of remains handed over to Israel on Tuesday were those of Itay Chen, the final remaining American Israeli hostage, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

Hamas' armed wing said it would hand over the body of a hostage at 9 p.m. (1900 GMT) on Wednesday, while the Israeli military said it had killed two Palestinians who had approached an area it occupied in a "threatening" way.

A recently freed Israeli hostage, Rom Braslavski, has publicly detailed horrific sexual assault and humiliation during his captivity by Palestinian Islamic Jihad. The 21-year-old security guard described being stripped naked and subjected to abuse intended to crush his dignity.

Baruch, a talented chess player and anime fan, lived in Kibbutz Be’eri and had just returned from his big trip to South America before the October 7 massacre. The remains of slain hostage Sahar Baruch have been identified through forensic testing,