Here are Tuesday’s latest updates from Israel, Gaza and the Middle East:
■ Israeli authorities have the remains of an unidentified hostage that was handed over earlier on Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces said.
■ Turkey’s spy chief met with his Egyptian counterpart and Qatar’s foreign minister to discuss the Gaza cease-fire deal and Israeli violations, Turkey said.
■ Former legal and defense officials warned that the new death penalty bill for terrorists would endanger national security and Israel’s standing.
■ Settlers set fire to an agricultural building in the West Bank village of Mukhamas near Ramallah, according to Al-Quds.
■ The UN human rights office said that at least 127 civilians had been killed in IDF strikes in Lebanon since the cease-fire nearly a year ago.
■ Gazan hospitals received 17 bodies of Palestinians, including 14 recovered from the rubble, over the past 24 hours.
■ The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee approved a bill that would make it easier for Jews to purchase land in the West Bank.
■ The IDF defended its policies on aid to the Gaza Strip amid the devastating rain.