The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced on Tuesday that the remains of an Israeli hostage had been handed over to Red Cross custody and would soon be transferred within the Gaza Strip.

In a statement, the IDF confirmed, “The Red Cross is en route to a rendezvous point in the central Gaza Strip, where a coffin containing a deceased hostage will be placed into their care.”

The statement further added, “The IDF urges the public to exercise sensitivity and await official identification, which will be communicated to the families initially.”

The IDF also pointed out that “Hamas is obligated to adhere to the agreement and undertake the requisite actions for the repatriation of all deceased hostages.”

The identity of the remains Israel is to receive remains undisclosed. Before Tuesday, three individuals were believed to still be held by Hamas: Ran Gvili, 24; Dror Or, 48; and Sudthisak Rinthalak, 43.

Gvili, a member of an elite police unit, was recuperating from a motorcycle injury on October 7, 2023. Despite this, he swiftly responded to the attack, assisting individuals in escaping the Nova music festival. He was subsequently killed while engaged in combat elsewhere, and his body was transported to Gaza.

Or, a father of three, was killed alongside his wife, Yonat Or, as they shielded two of their children on October 7. Their two children, Noam, then 16, and Alma, then 13, were kidnapped but later released during the November 2023 ceasefire.

Rinthalak was a Thai national working at a kibbutz attacked on October 7. He is among 31 foreign nationals abducted on that day. According to the Thai government, at least 46 of its citizens have died during the conflict in Gaza.

This most recent transfer occurs less than a week after former President Donald Trump held a meeting with 17 Israeli hostage survivors and their families at the White House.

Trump presented each of the 17 survivors with a Presidential Challenge Coin.

“You are no longer hostages; today, you are heroes,” Trump stated. “We, and our country, love you all. You are remarkable individuals.”