US EditionNetanyahu says remains returned by Hamas are body parts of a hostage previously retrieved in Gaza
- On Tuesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said remains returned by Hamas overnight were body parts of the fallen hostage Ofir Tzarfati recovered in Gaza years ago, calling this a clear violation.
- Since the truce started, Hamas has handed back the remains of 16 hostages while saying it struggles to locate bodies amid Gaza's vast destruction, and the Egyptian team of experts assists searches.
- On Monday, 41 unidentified bodies were buried in Deir al-Balah, and 13 bodies of hostages still in Gaza are delaying the next ceasefire stages as the Israeli military confirmed another hostage's remains were returned.
- Facing public pressure, Israeli leaders are set to consider responses, as the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said, `In light of Hamas' severe breach of the agreement last night... the Israeli government cannot and must not ignore this, and must act decisively against these violations`.
- Earlier Tuesday, Israeli authorities said they killed three Palestinian militants near Jenin during stepped-up West Bank operations since Oct. 7, 2023, and an airstrike shortly destroyed the cave.
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Slow release of hostage remains threatens Gaza ceasefire
TEL AVIV, Israel — The announcement Monday that Hamas had released the body of another hostage offered hope to 13 families and an Israeli public desperately waiting for the remains of loved ones to come back from Gaza. Then came word from Israeli officials that the militant group had returned only partial remains from a hostage who was recovered by Israeli troops nearly two years ago. That brought fresh heartbreak to the families of the hostages…
IDF returns fire after Hamas sniper, anti-tank attack in Gaza's Rafah
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding consultations with senior defense officials 'to discuss Israel's response to the [cease-fire deal] violations,' according to a statement from his office. Earlier on Tuesday, the group announced it would return the body of an Israeli hostage at 8 P.M. local time
Hard Numbers: Italian pacifists stall EU ammo, Israel and Hamas at odds over hostage remains, Former Malian PM gets jail sentence, & More
6: The German defense firm Rheinmetall has now been waiting six months for permission to start production at an ammo factory on the Italian island of Sardinia. But local officials who are part of the anti-establishment, pacifist Five Star Movement are blocking approval. The delay is complicating the EU’s broader efforts to boost its defense capacity amid Russia’s war in Ukraine.13: The Israel-Hamas ceasefire again hangs by a thread as Israeli Pr…
Netanyahu to Meet Security Chiefs After Israel Accuses Hamas of Cease-Fire Violation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene senior security officials on Oct. 28 to discuss possible responses after Israel accused Hamas of violating the U.S.-brokered cease-fire agreement by returning partial remains of a hostage, who, according to Israeli authorities, had already been buried two years earlier. On Monday, Israel received, via the Red Cross, a coffin containing remains of a deceased hostage, later identified as Ofir …
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