US EditionIsrael has received what Hamas says are the remains of two deceased hostages held in Gaza
- On Oct. 30, Hamas said it would hand over two bodies to the Red Cross in Gaza, which was en route to transfer them to Israeli forces for identification and burial.
- The ceasefire began Oct. 10, tying hostage releases to prisoner swaps and aid, with fighters returning 15 remains since the truce started.
- Witnesses said Israeli planes carried out 10 airstrikes on Oct. 30 and Israel said it targeted "terrorist infrastructure that posed a threat to the troops", with hospitals treating 40 wounded.
- The latest handover indicates the fragile ceasefire is moving forward despite overnight Israeli strikes, but Israel says Hamas has been too slow to hand over remaining bodies, returning 15 bodies up to Oct. 30.
- Most of Gaza's more than two million people have been displaced, with many fearing renewed displacement soon and residents saying `We've suffered two years of displacement.
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The Israeli Prime Minister's office, Benjamin Netanyahu, said on Friday night that the returned dead remains were from Sahar Baruch and Amiram Cooper, both of which were regent by Hamas.
Israel Receives Remains of 2 More Hostages Returned by Hamas
Israel has received the bodies of two more hostages, held by the terrorist group Hamas in Gaza, as part of the U.S.-brokered cease-fire agreement in the region. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed on Oct. 30 that the remains of Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch, two hostages kidnapped by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023, and killed in captivity, have been handed over to Israel. This brings the number of remaining deceased hostages, st…
Hamas hands over two deceased Israeli hostages as Gaza ceasefire falters amid renewed strikes
Palestinian group Hamas handed over two bodies of deceased Israeli hostages on Thursday, a day after the tenuous Gaza ceasefire was violated by a series of deadly Israeli strikes across the enclave. The bodies of hostages Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch were returned to Israel for burial after an identification process was completed, the Israeli military said in a statement late on Thursday. Under the ceasefire accord, Hamas released all living h…
The remains of Amiram Kuper and Sahar Baruch have been formally identified, reviving tensions around the fate of the other hostages Israel has identified the remains of the hostages Amiram Kuper and Sahar
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