4 h. ago Gaza ceasefire under pressure as Israel says repatriated body is not that of a hostage

Confusion surrounded aid deliveries into Gaza on Wednesday amid a row over the return of deceased hostages

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6 h. ago Gaza latest: Israeli military says two more hostage bodies handed over as Trump threatens Hamas with return of fighting

Reports conflict on whether Israel will reopen Rafah border crossing to let in aid

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7 h. ago Palestinian bodies returned by Israel show signs of torture and execution, say doctors

Almost all had been blindfolded and had gunshot wounds between the eyes, says doctor at Nasser hospital in GazaGaza ceasefire – latest updatesMany of the 90 bodies of Palestinians returned to Gaza by Israeli authorities under the ceasefire deal showed signs of torture and execution, including blindfolds, cuffed hands and bullet wounds in the head, according to doctors’ accounts.As part of the US-brokered truce, Hamas has handed over the bodies of some of the hostages who died in the course of the war, and Israel has transferred two groups of 45 Palestinians killed during the fighting. The exchange was carried out through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). Continue reading...

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7 h. ago Gaza latest: Israeli military says more hostage bodies to be returned tonight as US warns Hamas to put down arms

Reports conflict on whether Israel will reopen Rafah border crossing to let in aid

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9 h. ago Israel urged to open more Gaza border crossings to allow surge of aid

Aid agencies and UN officials call for more entry points to allow ‘thousands of trucks’ to enter devastated territoryGaza ceasefire – live updatesAid agencies and the United Nations are calling for Israel to open more crossings into Gaza to allow “thousands of trucks” to enter the devastated territory every day.Preparations are being made to allow convoys through the southern Rafah crossing with Egypt on Thursday, the first such access through the critical entry point since May last year. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago These are the hostage bodies released by Hamas – and those yet to be returned

The bodies of 21 hostages remain in Gaza as families accuse Hamas of breaching a ceasefire agreement

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11 h. ago Who are the dead hostages Hamas are yet to release – as ceasefire with Israel hangs in the balance?

The bodies of 21 hostages remain in Gaza as families accuse Hamas of breaching a ceasefire agreement

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12 h. ago Laid to rest at last: Crowds line the streets as first funeral is held for recently returned hostages

Crowds are lining the streets of Israel for the first funeral for one of the deceased hostages whose bodies were handed back by Hamas after two years. 

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14 h. ago Gaza ceasefire live: Israel says body handed over by Hamas is not one of the hostages

Four bodies were handed over by Hamas on Tuesday to ease pressure on the fragile ceasefire, after the first four on Monday Israel reportedly pulls back from threat to slash humanitarian aid entering GazaThe Israeli military said on Wednesday that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas the previous day as part of the ceasefire deal is not that of one of the hostages who was held in Gaza. Four bodies were handed over by Hamas on Tuesday to ease pressure on the fragile ceasefire, after the first four on Monday – when the last 20 living hostages were released. The military said that “following the completion of examinations at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, the fourth body handed over to Israel by Hamas does not match any of the hostages”.In the north of the territory, as Israeli forces withdrew from Gaza City, the Hamas government’s black-masked armed police resumed street patrols, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).Our message is clear: There will be no place for outlaws...

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17 h. ago Gaza ceasefire live: Israel says one of the bodies handed over by Hamas is not a hostage amid reports vital aid crossing to reopen

Israel previously said the flow of aid would be cut by half and Rafah crossing would not open as planned due to delay in returning bodies of hostagesIsrael limits aid into Gaza in dispute over hostages’ remainsThe Israeli military said on Wednesday that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas the previous day as part of the ceasefire deal is not that of one of the hostages who was held in Gaza. Four bodies were handed over by Hamas on Tuesday to ease pressure on the fragile ceasefire, after the first four on Monday – when the last 20 living hostages were released. The military said that “following the completion of examinations at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, the fourth body handed over to Israel by Hamas does not match any of the hostages”.In the north of the territory, as Israeli forces withdrew from Gaza City, the Hamas government’s black-masked armed police resumed street patrols, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP).Our message is clear: There will be no place for ...

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17 h. ago Israel says body returned by Hamas is not a hostage as fears over fragile ceasefire grow

Identity of fourth body in hostage handover remains unknown as Netanyahu demands Hamas fulfills terms of ceasefire deal

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17 h. ago Gaza latest: Israel says body returned by Hamas is not a hostage after closing Rafah Crossing to aid

Hamas returns four more bodies of deceased hostages after Israel threatens aid cuts

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18 h. ago Gaza latest: Israel will not open Rafah crossing in dispute over hostage bodies

Hamas returns four more bodies of deceased hostages after Israel threatens aid cuts

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19 h. ago Body returned to Israel 'is NOT an Israeli hostage': Hamas is accused of fresh insult after 'tests show one set of remains was a Gazan'

Hamas has been accused of fresh insult after tests revealed that one of the four remains belongs to a Gazan.

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19 h. ago Israelis are identifying the second group of bodies handed over by Hamas as tenuous truce holds

Israel has identified more bodies of dead hostages that were handed over by Hamas

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19 h. ago Gaza latest: Trump warns that Hamas must disarm or ‘we will disarm them – perhaps violently’

Hamas returns four more bodies of deceased hostages after Israel threatens aid cuts

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20 h. ago Israel 'lifts threat to limit humanitarian aid into Gaza' as bodies of four more hostages are returned

Meanwhile Donald Trump threatens Hamas with military strikes unless the militant group disarms

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27 h. ago Return our dead! Israeli fury grows and Hamas stalls on returning hostages as Trump 'violently' threatens Hamas amid fears of ceasefire

Prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out doubling the number of trucks to deliver the much-needed supplies amid mounting anger at the terror group's violation of the peace plan.

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29 h. ago Kier Starmer urges Hamas to release bodies of dead Israeli hostages to families

The Prime Minister said their families had 'endured terrible and protracted pain over the last two years at the hands of Hamas'

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30 h. ago Starmer urges Hamas to release bodies of dead Israeli hostages to families

The Prime Minister also paid tribute to the families of the hostages, who he said had ‘endured terrible and protracted pain over the last two years’.

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