Under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, which took effect on Oct. 10, Hamas is expected to return the remains of all Israeli hostages as soon as possible. Israel has agreed to return 15 bodies of Palestinians for each one.
In our news wrap Saturday, Hamas blamed its slow progress in returning hostage remains on lack of machinery to dig through rubble in Gaza, Trump says two survivors detained after a U.S. strike on a vessel in the Caribbean will be returned to their home countries, former Rep. Santos ...
Israel said Hamas handed over “two coffins of deceased hostages ” from Gaza late Saturday, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu increased pressure on the militant group to share the rest more quickly under their ceasefire.
... Affairs said COGAT had reported 950 trucks crossing on Thursday and 716 on Wednesday. Crossings were closed on Monday and Tuesday for the exchange of hostages and prisoners and for a Jewish holiday. U.N. aid chief Tom Fletcher said rapid and unimpeded access, sustained fuel entry, restored infrastructure, protection ...
... month anniversary and beyond.These rituals bring spiritual benefits both to the dead and the living relatives — and psychological ones, too. Only when all the hostages are back can their families and the whole country begin to heal from observed symptoms of “traumatic grief,” said Dr. Einat Yehene, a rehabilitation ...
So he seems to be trying to make this deal hold long enough that Hamas is able to return all the hostage bodies it can. They have confirmed that thus far they have returned everyone. They know their whereabouts, and they need more time to search. Geoff Bennett: So remind ...
15 Bodies of hostages released in deals 51 Bodies of hostages retrieved by Israeli forces 8 Hostages rescued alive 21 Bodies of hostages still in captivity 3 Non-Israeli whose bodies are still in Gaza They include two Thai nationals and one Tanzanian.
... into question after Israel said Tuesday that it would cut the number of trucks allowed into Gaza, saying Hamas was too slow to return the hostages' bodies. Abeer Etefa, spokesperson for the World Food Program, lauded the trucks' passage but said the situation remained unpredictable. “We’re hopeful that access ...
Nir Adar, Brother of Deceased Hostage: My mom was hoping and praying that he's alive. And she tried to convince herself that, even if he were badly wounded, that he might survive. And then I went on the kibbutz to the spot where they were and saw lots and ...
As the Israel–Hamas ceasefire faces tensions, Amna Nawaz discussed the latest developments with Yousef Munayyer. He’s the head of the Palestine/Israel Program and senior fellow at Arab Center Washington DC, a non-profit research group.
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