The Israeli military said Friday that the remains of a hostage had been turned over to the Red Cross in Gaza. Militants have previously returned the bodies of 22 hostages since the start of the current ceasefire. If the remains handed over are confirmed to be those of an additional hostage that would leave five others still in Gaza. The ceasefire, which began October 10, is aimed at winding down the deadliest and most destructive war ever fought between Israel and the Palestinian militant group. The military wings of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad said earlier on Friday that the body of a hostage had been found in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below. Hundreds of mourners attended the military funeral of an Israeli-American soldier whose body was recently returned to the country as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Capt. Omer Neutra was 21 when Hamas militants killed him and abducted his body to Gaza in the Oct. 7, 2023 attack that began the war. His remains was released to Israel on Sunday night along with those of two other soldiers killed during the attack. "Since that day, the old world stopped, turned upside down. We became broken, clinging to your memory, your smile, your voice," said his father, Ronen Neutra. "Today we finally have a place to be with you, a place to talk to you, a place to love you, even when you're no longer here. " Neutra was also eulogized by Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command, and Israel's President Isaac Herzog.