The news came as Israel began allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip.
Israel says a Hamas list shows that eight of the 33 hostages to be released in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire are dead.
Whether hostages are alive or dead inside Gaza has been a heartbreaking question for waiting families who have pushed the Israeli government to reach a deal to free them, fearing that time was running out. The United Nations said more than 200,000 people were observed moving north in Gaza on Monday morning alone, in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.
On Sunday, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry issued a carefully crafted statement rejecting any “temporary or long-term” transfer of Palestinians out of their territories.
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