3 d. ago Hospital officials in Gaza say Israel has handed over bodies of 30 Palestinians

The exchange of Palestinian remains for hostage remains is the latest indication that the fraught Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement is moving forward.

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4 d. ago Palestinian militants hand over the remains of two more hostages

Coffins believed to contain the remains of two missing Israelis were handed over to the Red Cross in the Gaza Strip.

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6 d. ago Blasts heard in Gaza after Netanyahu orders 'powerful' Israeli military strikes

Hamas has responded by postponing handing over the remains of another hostage.

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6 d. ago At least two dead after Netanyahu orders 'powerful' Israeli military strikes on Gaza

Hamas has responded by postponing handing over the remains of another hostage.

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6 d. ago At least seven dead after Netanyahu orders 'powerful' strikes on Gaza despite ceasefire deal

Hamas has responded by postponing handing over the remains of another hostage.

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6 d. ago At least eleven dead after Netanyahu orders 'powerful' strikes on Gaza despite ceasefire deal

Hamas has responded by postponing handing over the remains of another hostage.

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6 d. ago Netanyahu orders ‘powerful’ strikes on Gaza amid fury over remains

Hamas returned remains belonging to hostage recovered earlier in war, Israel said

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6 d. ago Netanyahu orders 'powerful' strikes in Gaza despite ceasefire agreement

Netanyahu has accused Hamas of not returning the remains of dead hostages in time.

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6 d. ago Netanyahu promises response after Hamas returns remains not belonging to missing hostages

Hamas says efforts to identify bodies is being hindered by a lack of equipment

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2 w. ago US envoys in Israel to bolster truce as remains of another hostage handed over

Israel also allowed aid deliveries to resume to Gaza.

Politics

2 w. ago Rafah crossing to reopen and Israel identifies remains of one more hostage

Eliyahu Margalit was abducted on October 7 2023 as Hamas attacked Israel.

Politics

2 w. ago Israel says body handed over by Hamas is not that of a hostage

Handover came after an Israel warned it would cut aid deliveries to Gaza as militant group was not returning hostage remains as agreed

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2 w. ago Israelis identifying second group of bodies from Hamas as fragile truce holds

Three of four bodies handed over on Tuesday night were identified as Israeli hostages but the identity of the fourth remained in question.

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2 w. ago Red Cross ‘transferring four coffins with remains of Israeli hostages’

The move comes after an Israeli military agency threatened to halve the number of trucks allowed to bring aid to Gaza.

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3 w. ago Live updates: Trump hails ‘historic dawn of a new Middle East’ in Knesset address

US president says war is over after Hamas releases remaining Israeli hostages

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3 w. ago Trump hails ‘historic dawn of a new Middle East’ in Knesset address

US president says war is over after Hamas releases remaining Israeli hostages

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3 w. ago Trump addresses Israeli parliament after Hamas releases remaining hostages

US president says war is over as Israel begins releasing Palestinian prisoners

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3 w. ago Hamas releases all 20 remaining hostages under Gaza ceasefire deal

US president Donald Trump is in the Middle East to celebrate the ceasefire and hostage accord between Israel and Hamas.

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3 w. ago Gaza ceasefire: Palestinians return to destroyed north, Hamas ‘gathers remaining hostages’

‘For the most part, there is consensus’ on next stages of the ceasefire plan, says Trump

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3 w. ago Thousands of Israelis mourn victims on anniversary of Hamas attack

Forty-eight hostages remain inside Gaza, around 20 of them believed by Israel to be alive.

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