33 h. ago A single hostage remains in Gaza after identification of Thai agricultural worker’s remains

JERUSALEM — Remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal were those of a Thai agricultural worker, Israeli and Thai officials said Thursday. The return of Sudthisak Rinthalak’s remains leaves just one more hostage to be returned under the agreement. Sudthisak was an agricultural worker […]

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57 h. ago Hamas preparing to hand over more remains as Israel plans to allow Palestinians to exit Gaza

JERUSALEM — Hamas said it would hand over the remains of a hostage as Israel said it will start letting Palestinians leave Gaza through the Rafah border crossing, signs the U.S.-backed ceasefire was holding despite an earlier glitch over returned remains. Hamas said it would return the newly discovered remains Wednesday, but it was not […]

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3 d. ago Israeli forensics experts examine remains handed over by militants in Gaza

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel on Tuesday said it had received remains handed over by Palestinian militants in Gaza to the Red Cross. They were believed to be remains of one of the two hostages still in the territory: an Israeli and a Thai national. Israel’s government said the “findings” from Gaza had been […]

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3 w. ago Israel says militants returned remains of 1 of last 4 hostages in Gaza

JERUSALEM — Israel said Thursday that militants have handed over the body of one of the last four remaining hostages taken during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that launched the war in Gaza. Israel identified the returned body as that of Meny Godard, who was abducted from Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel. His wife, Ayelet, […]

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3 w. ago Israel says body of 1 of 4 remaining hostages in Gaza returned by militants

Israel identified the returned body as that of Meny Godard, who was abducted from Kibbutz Be'eri in southern Israel. His wife, Ayelet, was killed during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

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3 w. ago Israel buries hostage officer Hadar Goldin, killed in Gaza 11 years ago

Remains were received on Sunday as part of ongoing Gaza ceasefire deal

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3 w. ago Israel says forensic testing confirms it has received the remains of soldier killed in Gaza in 2014

His return would be a significant development in the U.S.-brokered truce and close a painful, 11-year saga for his family.

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last month Israel says remains of hostage have been turned over in Gaza

JERUSALEM — The remains of a hostage in Gaza, Staff Sergeant Itay Chen, have been returned for burial in Israel, the military said Wednesday, in the latest sign of progress under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Chen, 19, of the 77th Battalion of the 7th Brigade, was abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, after falling from […]

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