US EditionHamas expands search for the remains of hostages in Gaza
- 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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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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Hamas expands search for hostage bodies amid ceasefire pressure
Hamas says it has expanded the search for the bodies of the remaining hostages to new areas of Gaza amid growing pressure for it to return them, under the US-brokered ceasefire deal. Egypt has also deployed a team of experts and heavy equipment to help. Lianne Pollak-David is a former adviser at the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office and the National Security Council, and a co-founder of the Coalition for Regional Security. We spoke to her earlier …
Red Cross, Egyptian teams join search for dead hostages in Gaza
Teams from the Red Cross and Egypt have joined the search for the remains of hostages still buried in the rubble of the devastated Gaza Strip, an Israeli spokesperson said Sunday. Hamas said it has widened its search for the dead hostages, whose return is fundamental to the US-brokered ceasefire.
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