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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Egyptian and ICRC teams, with heavy machinery and advanced technology, work among rubble in the southern Gaza Strip as tension grows due to uncertainty about missing victims
Israel permits Red Cross, Egyptian teams into Gaza to search for hostage bodies
Red Cross and Egyptian teams have been allowed beyond the "yellow line" in Gaza to help in the search for hostage remains, a government spokesperson said Sunday, Anadolu reports. "Israel will maintain overall security control over the Gaza Strip, signaling that the Israeli army will continue to oversee security operations even after the current phase of fighting," added the spokesperson. The "yellow line" is an imaginary line separating areas cu…
Red Cross Seen Digging as Hamas Says It Can Recover Most Hostage Bodies in Gaza
GAZA – The Red Cross was observed conducting recovery efforts in Gaza after Hamas announced it could retrieve 7-9 bodies of hostages buried under rubble. Israeli intelligence indicates Hamas knows the locations of at least eight deceased hostages but may have difficulty locating up to five others. The announcement followed a 48-hour warning from U.S. […]
Hamas expands search for the remains of missing Israeli hostages in Gaza
FacebookLikeShareTweetEmail Tel Aviv claims it has permitted members of the Palestinian armed group Hamas to enter IDF occupied areas of Gaza as the group expands its search for the remains of missing Israeli hostages lost under the rubble during Israel’s indiscriminate bombing campaign. The move marks an unusual form of cooperation between the two sides, […]
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