Israeli forces said they resumed the Gaza ceasefire after strikes on Tuesday.
U.S. President Donald Trump pressed Hamas to act faster in returning the bodies of deceased hostages amid a delicate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Israel has accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire deal by withholding the bodies of the remaining 13 deceased hostages thought to have died during or after the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023.
Hamas has said the return of the remaining bodies "may take some time" due to the destruction wrought in Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday instructed the country's military to "carry out powerful strikes in Gaza," a statement from his office said, in response to alleged ceasefire violations by Hamas.
The Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday they had resumed the ceasefire.
The International Committee of the Red Cross facilitated the transfer of three bodies to Israeli authorities on Friday, the ICRC said in a statement.
The bodies will be taken to Israel for identification.
-ABC News' Ellie Kaufman
A further 30 bodies were transferred from Israeli authorities to authorities in Gaza via the International Committee of the Red Cross, the organization said in a statement on Friday.
This return of bodies is part of the ongoing ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
Including this transfer, Israel has returned 225 bodies to Gaza since the ceasefire began on Oct. 10, the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health said.
"Local health and forensic authorities are responsible for taking all possible measures to identify the remains of those deceased. Local health authorities in Gaza have confirmed the number of deceased received today is 30," the ICRC said.
-ABC News' Diaa Ostaz and Sami Zyara
More than 200 people have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect on Oct. 10, Doctors Without Borders said on Thursday, citing the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health.
At least 104 people were killed after Israel resumed strikes on Gaza in a brief break in the ceasefire earlier this week, according to the Ministry of Health. At least 253 people were injured, the ministry said.
"We need a sustained ceasefire to stop the overwhelming level of death and catastrophic injuries suffered by civilians," Doctors Without Borders Senior Communications Officer Brienne Prusak said in a statement Thursday.
-ABC News' Nadine Shubailat
Israeli forces are now in possession of two coffins transferred to them from the Red Cross, the Israeli prime minister’s office said in a release Thursday.
The coffins will be taken to Israel and will be examined by the Israeli Ministry of Health’s National Center for Forensic Medicine for identification, it noted.
-ABC News' Jordana Miller
