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All remaining hostages, both alive and dead in Gaza, are supposed to be returned to Israel.
There are still two more bodies remaining.
Israel has accused Hamas of deliberately stalling.
Hamas has insisted it is struggling to find the bodies under the rubble.
Kat Lonsdorff, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
A Hamas official speaking on the condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly told NPR that a delegation from the group met with mediators in Cairo to, quote, discuss the Israeli violations of the ceasefire.
Israel and Hamas have repeatedly accused each other of violating the fragile ceasefire agreement.
The ceasefire is holding, but advancement toward a lasting peace remains stalled.
Over the weekend, Israel said Hamas militants threatened Israeli troops and responded with a series of strikes across the enclave, killing more than 20 people.
Israel says several were Hamas officials.
339 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza during this ceasefire, according to health officials, including more than 60 children.
Kat Lonsdorff, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
An Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle in Gaza City in the north while several airstrikes hit central Gaza.
Israeli forces also opened fire in Rafah in the south.
Israel says Hamas militants crossed the yellow line into Israeli-controlled territory in Gaza and threatened Israeli troops, and that the resulting strikes killed five senior Hamas officials.
Hamas called the attacks a, quote, blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement and called on the mediators, including the U.S., to pressure Israel to stop.
Israeli strikes have continued throughout the fragile ceasefire deal, which is in its second month but has largely stalled in the first phase.
Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Tel Aviv.
Israeli settlers stormed a village outside the Palestinian city of Bethlehem, torching cars and homes Monday evening.
In another part of the West Bank, in the town of Sinjil, settlers shot live ammunition at several people, according to the mayor.