• Israel receives remains of possible hostage and plans to reopen Gaza crossing into Egypt

    Israel receives remains of possible hostage and plans to reopen Gaza crossing into Egypt

    Dec 03, 2025 06:25 PM EST

    ... is staffed by medical professionals and maintains detailed records viewed as generally reliable by the international community. Return of Palestinian bodies in flux Twenty living hostages and the remains of 26 others have been returned to Israel since the ceasefire began in early October.Israel has been releasing 15 Palestinian ...

  • Israel says militants in Gaza handed over body believed to be hostage

    Israel says militants in Gaza handed over body believed to be hostage

    Nov 13, 2025 07:43 PM EST

    ... body of an Israeli hostage was recovered in southern Gaza. Since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began on Oct. 10, the remains of 24 hostages have been returned to Israel. If the latest body turned over is confirmed by Israel to be a hostage, there will still be three ...

  • Another set of hostage remains has been handed over in Gaza, Israel says

    Another set of hostage remains has been handed over in Gaza, Israel says

    Nov 07, 2025 10:21 PM EST

    The Red Cross transferred the remains of a hostage to Israeli troops in Gaza on Friday, the military said, hours after hundreds of mourners flocked to the funeral of a soldier whose body was turned over earlier in the week by Palestinian militants.

  • Hostage remains returned by Hamas are those of Tanzanian student, Israel says

    Hostage remains returned by Hamas are those of Tanzanian student, Israel says

    Nov 06, 2025 05:25 PM EST

    ... current missions helping the Palestinian Authority train a police force and bolster security procedures as a way to contribute to the stabilization force. Released Israeli hostage alleges sexual abuse A freed Israeli hostage said he was stripped naked and beaten by Palestinian militants who held him for two years in ...

  • Israel says Hamas handed over additional remains believed to be of a hostage

    Israel says Hamas handed over additional remains believed to be of a hostage

    Nov 05, 2025 11:50 PM EST

    ... not disclosed how many bodies it is holding or where they were recovered, but has been returning 15 each time the remains of an Israeli hostage are returned from Gaza. The ceasefire deal will not move to subsequent phases until all the remains of Israeli hostages are returned. The next ...

  • Israel says Hamas has returned the remains of another hostage

    Israel says Hamas has returned the remains of another hostage

    Nov 04, 2025 07:49 PM EST

    JERUSALEM (AP) — The remains of a hostage in Gaza have been turned over and are now in Israel, the military said Tuesday, in the latest sign of progress under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Ahead of the announcement, Hamas had returned the remains of 20 hostages to Israel under the ...

  • Israel says it received remains of 3 hostages from Hamas in Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds

    Israel says it received remains of 3 hostages from Hamas in Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds

    Nov 02, 2025 08:21 PM EST

    ... destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas began with the Hamas-led 2023 attack that killed about 1,200 people and took 251 others hostage.Israel’s military offensive has killed more than 68,600 Palestinians in Gaza, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between ...

  • News Wrap: Israel says it received remains from Hamas that don’t belong to hostages

    News Wrap: Israel says it received remains from Hamas that don’t belong to hostages

    Nov 01, 2025 09:50 PM EST

    In our news wrap Saturday, Israel says the remains of three people Hamas handed over don’t belong to any hostages, Ukrainian forces say they destroyed a key fuel pipeline supplying the Russian army, emergency aid is arriving in hurricane-battered Jamaica, two new suspects in the Louvre jewel heist ...

  • Israel says latest remains Hamas returned from Gaza are not of hostages, straining ceasefire

    Israel says latest remains Hamas returned from Gaza are not of hostages, straining ceasefire

    Nov 01, 2025 07:11 PM EST

    ... destructive war ever fought between Israel and Hamas began with the Hamas-led 2023 attack that killed about 1,200 people and took 251 others hostage. Israel’s military offensive has killed more than 68,600 Palestinians in Gaza, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which doesn’t distinguish between ...

  • Palestinian militants hand over 2 sets of remains of hostages to Red Cross in Gaza

    Palestinian militants hand over 2 sets of remains of hostages to Red Cross in Gaza

    Oct 30, 2025 08:17 PM EST

    JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military said Thursday that Palestinian militants handed over remains of two hostages, in the latest indication that the fragile ceasefire agreement is moving forward despite Israeli strikes on Gaza this week. The two sets of remains were given to the Red Cross in Gaza and then ...