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Israel says received Gaza hostage body from Red Cross

The body of a deceased hostage was returned under a US-brokered ceasefire; 13 of 28 bodies have now been handed over for identification, officials said.

  • The Israel Defense Forces received a deceased hostage's body from Gaza, which will be identified in Tel Aviv, taking several days.
  • The Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades claimed responsibility for releasing the body, suggesting it was withheld and not recently discovered.
  • Under the current agreement, 15 deceased hostages' bodies still need to be returned from Gaza, as Hamas had only handed over 12 so far.
  • Diplomatic talks continue as U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and White House adviser Jared Kushner meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid efforts to stabilize the cease-fire agreement.
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Israel identifies the remains of a hostage as Hamas says it is committed to ending the war

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Hamas has handed over the body of a hostage it calls a hostage, the Israeli military said. The body was transported by the Red Cross to Israeli forces in Gaza and will now be returned to Israel for official identification. It is understood that before Monday, Hamas had handed over all 20 live hostages and 12 of the 28 deceased hostages under the first phase of a US-brokered ceasefire deal that began on October 10. There has been anger in Israel …

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Israel announced last night that it recovered, through the Red Cross, the body of another hostage held in the Gaza Strip, of the 13th century returned from Hamas on the basis of the cease-fire agreement in force in the Palestinian territory.

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