Hostage point man said to demand action for return of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili's remains; Muslim-majority countries worried Israel aims to transfer Gazans to Egypt with opening of Rafah crossing

Israeli forensic examiners have identified the remains of a deceased Israeli hostage returned from Gaza as those of Dror Or, the prime minister’s office said on Wednesday.

Egypt denies it is co-ordinating with Israel to reopen the crossing, insisting that passage should be in both directions.

According to the report, a delegation led by the government’s hostage point man Gal Hirsch traveled to Cairo yesterday and demanded action from mediators to ensure the terror groups retrieve the body and return him to Israel.

Return of all the hostages is an essential element of the first phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire that began in October