US EditionIsrael to halve Gaza aid over slow return of dead hostages
Israel reduces daily aid trucks to 300 due to Hamas' slow return of deceased hostages, seen as ceasefire breach amid ongoing humanitarian challenges in Gaza.
- In a letter to the United Nations on Tuesday, COGAT said the State of Israel will reduce daily aid trucks from 600 to 300 and keep the Rafah crossing closed due to delays returning bodies of dead hostages.
- Under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, Hamas agreed to return remains of 28 deceased hostages but handed over only four, saying Gaza's destruction complicates recovery efforts.
- Red Cross teams received returned bodies on October 15, 2025, and warned repatriation could take days or weeks as humanitarian aid convoys carrying food, medical supplies, and fuel entered Gaza amid warnings at least 600 truckloads daily are needed to avert famine.
- Israeli media reported three of the four bodies returned on Tuesday have been identified, while the National Institute of Forensic Medicine said one did not match known hostages.
- Wider casualty figures show Israel has released 45 bodies to Khan Younis hospital, and the ceasefire includes a joint task force to locate remains amid the 67,913 dead and 170,134 wounded since October 2023.
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Israel is still punishing Gaza, with only half of aid going in
The United Nations confirmed that it had received a letter stating that Israel would cut in half the number of aid trucks scheduled to enter Gaza, numbering about 600, which it had promised to allow to pass after the ceasefire. As of Wednesday 15 October, Israel had only allowed 300 aid trucks in. Israel is still restricting aid to Gaza Deputy Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Farhan Haq said at a press conference on Tuesday 14 October that…
Rafah Border Remains Closed by Israel as Dispute over Hostage Bodies Stalls Ceasefire Progress
Israel announced on Tuesday, 14 October, that the Rafah border crossing between Palestine and Egypt will remain closed, with the possibility of extending the closure, until Hamas hands over the remains of the hostages. The closure will sharply reduce the flow of humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave, according to three Israeli officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The move follows what Israeli officials described as Hamas’s fai…
Israel to halve Gaza aid deliveries, citing ceasefire breach
Israel has informed the United Nations that it will sharply reduce the flow of aid into the Gaza Strip starting Wednesday, accusing Hamas of violating the ceasefire agreement by delaying the return of hostages' bodies.
The body of the three-time father Ronen Engel, who was killed by Hamas, was supposed to be back in Israel by now, but the handover is delayed. In the profile interview, his brother Dani talks about the pain of not being able to close.
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