US EditionHamas armed wing says it will hand over body of deceased hostage on Monday
- The Al-Qassam Brigades announced on Monday that one more hostage's remains will be handed to the Red Cross then transferred to the Israel Defense Forces for identification.
- The deal signed two weeks ago aimed to bring out 48 hostages, but only 35 have been released so far as Hamas said recovering all is difficult given Israel controls more than half of Gaza.
- Reports indicate access disputes: Israeli authorities permitted Egyptian heavy machinery, but defense officials refused Hamas representatives to cross the Yellow Line, Saudi network Al-Sharq reported that Hamas began recovering between seven and nine hostages.
- The proposed international force aims to help enforce the ceasefire, but Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar says Israel rejects Turkish armed forces joining under US President Donald Trump's plan.
- Aid shortfalls, measured against a 600-truck requirement, fuel tension as Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya accused Israel of delaying aid under the guise of hostage retrieval; he added `Gaza needs 6,000 daily, not 600`.
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Slow release of hostage bodies threatens Gaza ceasefire and deepens families' heartbreak
Thirteen families whose loved ones were taken hostage during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack are still waiting for Hamas to return their remains from Gaza.
The video of the IDFs and Israel's anger: "They continue to hold and manipulate the remains." The reply: "Notable difficulties in the recovery of bodies"
Hamas stages fake hostage body recovery
Hamas terrorists were caught on video staging a recovery scene—digging up a body they’d buried themselves, then calling in the Red Cross to falsely claim they had just discovered it. The post WATCH: Hamas stages fake hostage body recovery appeared first on World Israel News.
The armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist movement announced on Tuesday 28 October that it would hand over another hostage, according to a press release broadcast on its Telegram channel.
It is a new low point in Hamas' dealings with the Israeli dead: the organization did not hand over a missing hostage on Monday, but parts of the bodies of an Israeli buried two years ago.
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