Rome, 18 October (LaPresse) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has urged Hamas to respect the agreement and return the remains of the other 18 hostages killed who are still in Gaza. The government is ‘determined, committed and working tirelessly’ to bring back all the dead hostages for burial, Hamas is ‘required to honour its commitments to the mediators and return them as part of the implementation of the agreement,’ Netanyahu's office said in a statement reported by The Times of Israel. The government then confirmed that the latest body handed over by Hamas belongs to 75-year-old Eliyahu Margalit. ‘The Israeli government shares the deep sorrow of the Margalit family and all the families of the fallen hostages,’ it added.

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