US EditionHamas Returns Remains of American-Israeli Soldier
- On Sunday, Israel said the Red Cross received the remains of three hostages from Gaza, which will be transferred to Israeli military forensic teams for identification.
- Since the October 10 ceasefire, Palestinian militants have returned 17 sets of remains while 11 are believed still in Gaza, releasing one or two bodies every few days.
- Hamas said the three bodies were discovered Sunday in a tunnel in southern Gaza, while Egypt and the Red Cross used diggers amid widespread destruction, and Gaza health officials lack DNA testing kits for identification.
- Families report high emotions and demand action as Israel's military said official identification will be shared first with victims' families, while the Hostages and Missing Families Forum urged the Israeli government to secure all remains.
- Despite a fragile truce since October 10, violence persists with 236 people killed and pockets of Hamas in Rafah and Khan Younis, while major obstacles include disarmament and forming a force under the 20-point plan.
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Hamas has once again handed over mortal remains to the Red Cross. Whether this is the body of a missing dead hostage is to be determined by a forensic investigation.
Hamas, the ultimate bad faith partner
Over the weekend, Hamas returned the bodies of three more Israeli hostages, including Israeli-American citizen Omer Neutra, marking the first confirmed transfers in days and briefly raising hopes that momentum toward completing the long-delayed first phase of the ceasefire agreement might resume. Under the deal, Hamas was supposed to have already released all of the deceased hostages. Instead, it has slow-rolled handovers, withheld remains, and,…
Hamas will return the remains of another Israeli hostage, reports the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.
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