Israel has confirmed that the returned body of one of the last four hostages held in Gaza was an Israeli citizen, identified as 73-year-old Meny Godard.
The prime minister's office said that after analyses, authorities had informed Mr Godard's family that "his identification has been completed".
Earlier the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed it had received the body of a hostage from the Red Cross as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas.
The coffin was handed over in Gaza to the Israeli army and Shin Bet security service, the office said, adding that it would be sent to Tel Aviv for identification.
Earlier, the armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad said they would hand over the remains as part of the US-brokered ceasefire deal with Israel in Gaza.
Hamas said the body was found in Khan Yunis in the south of the territory.
At the start of the truce, which came into effect on 10 October, Hamas was holding 20 living hostages and 28 bodies of deceased captives.
It has since released all the living hostages and before today had returned the remains of 24 dead hostages, in line with the ceasefire terms.
In exchange, Israel has released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners in its custody and returned the bodies of hundreds of dead Palestinians.
Israel has accused Hamas of dragging its feet in returning the bodies of deceased hostages, while the Palestinian group says the process is slow because many are buried beneath Gaza's rubble after two years of war.
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