US EditionHostages return to Israel as world leaders sign ceasefire agreement
- On Monday, Hamas returned four coffins to Israel for formal identification, escorted by the Israel Defence Forces and Israel Security Agency; 24 hostages remain in Gaza, including 22 deceased men, Inbar Haiman, and Tamir Nimrodi.
- Under the US-brokered agreement, Hamas had 72 hours to return remaining hostages, but Israeli officials expected Hamas would struggle to meet the deadline, CNN reported last week.
- The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said families were shocked and denounced Hamas’s limited return of four named dead hostages as a blatant violation, urging immediate action.
- An international task force including the United States, Egypt, Turkey and Qatar will help locate remains, while Israel provides coordinates for focused excavations and has closed Gaza areas to bar reconstruction.
- At the Sharm el-Sheikh summit world leaders watched the deal alongside reciprocal releases, where US President Donald Trump said `We have peace in the Middle East` and 47 hostages plus 250 prisoners and 1,700 detainees were exchanged.
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World Leaders Laud Israel–Hamas Cease-Fire Deal as Hostages Come Home
President Donald Trump signs the Gaza peace deal in Egypt, along with Middle East leaders, as the Hamas terrorist group releases all 20 living hostages from the Gaza Strip. As Trump celebrates the release of hostages and promotes rebuilding in Gaza, what will it take to fulfill his vision of the “dawn of a new Middle East”? Alon Pinkas, former Israeli consul general in New York, joins us for analysis. Former President Bill Clinton offers credit …
After living hostages returned, Hamas returns bodies of four slain hostages
Four deceased hostages’ coffins transferred to Israel after being received by the IDF and Shin Bet from the Red Cross. Military tribute held in Gaza before transfer to Israel for identification. Israel urges Hamas to release all the remaining hostage bodies.
Israel receives four bodies of deceased hostages from Gaza; Hamas to hand over 24 more
The remains of four hostages held by Hamas in Gaza were handed over to the Red Cross and returned to Israel on Monday as part of a US-brokered ceasefire by President Donald Trump. Earlier, Hamas freed 20 surviving hostages, while Israel released Palestinian prisoners.
Cousin of murdered Israeli hostage scolds 'betrayal' of peace agreement - 'There needs to be repercussions'
The cousin of hostage Tsachi Idan, murdered by Hamas, has said Israel may need to "pause the release of prisoners" until all the remaining bodies have been returned to their families
Jerusalem, Indefinite. The bodies of four hostages killed in captivity in Gaza were handed over Monday by Hamas to Israel through the Red Cross, the Israeli army announced. “Four coffins with dead hostages are being escorted by the forces of the IDF (Armed Forces) and the Shin Bet (Israeli internal security service) to Israel, where they will be transferred to the National Forensic Medicine Center for the identification process,” the Israeli arm…
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