US EditionEgypt and Red Cross Enter Gaza as Hamas Widens Search for Hostage Bodies
- On Sunday, Hamas expanded searches into new Gaza areas for captive bodies, with Khalil al-Hayya saying the group started searching those new areas in the Gaza Strip.
- Under the US-brokered ceasefire reached on October 10, Hamas has returned 15 bodies and 20 living hostages, leaving 13 remaining bodies unreturned, according to Israel and Hamas statements.
- An Egyptian technical convoy brought excavators and bulldozers into Gaza on Saturday, with Israeli approval allowing the non-military team to search beyond the IDF Yellow Line.
- Israeli strikes around Nuseirat wounded four and killed at least 36 Palestinians, and Hamas called the attacks a 'clear violation' accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of sabotaging the ceasefire, while US President Donald Trump is `watching very closely' within a 48-hour pressure window.
- Massive destruction has buried remains deep underground, requiring special equipment and prolonged searches, while roughly 800 tonnes of rubble and over 68,500 Palestinian deaths underscore recovery challenges.
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Trump sets deadline for Hamas to release hostages’ bodies as Egyptian team enters Gaza to help
(JTA) — An Egyptian team has entered Gaza to join in the search for the remains of 13 hostages whose bodies have still not been released following the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. The ceasefire’s first phase required the release of all hostages, living and dead. Hamas freed all 20 living hostages as required but has released the remains of only 15 of 28 hostages who were killed on Oct. 7, 2023, or subsequently in captivity. On Saturday, U.…
Israel Allows Red Cross, Egyptian Teams into Gaza as Search for Hostage Bodies Widens
Palestinians gather around a Red Cross vehicle transporting hostages as part of a ceasefire and hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 13. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa Red Cross and Egyptian teams have been permitted to search for the bodies of deceased hostages beyond the “yellow line” demarcating the Israeli military’s pullback in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli government spokesperson said on Sunday.
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