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  • Hamas reaffirms commitment to ceasefire as delays in returning hostages' bodies fray nerves

    Hamas reaffirms commitment to ceasefire as delays in returning hostages' bodies fray nerves

    Oct 17, 2025 02:26 PM EST

    ... 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 ...

  • Released hostage attends funeral of Israeli soldier whose body was among those returned from Gaza

    Released hostage attends funeral of Israeli soldier whose body was among those returned from Gaza

    Oct 16, 2025 05:55 PM EST

    ... 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 ...

  • Palestinians return to ruins where homes once stood as Israel awaits remains of hostages

    Palestinians return to ruins where homes once stood as Israel awaits remains of hostages

    Oct 15, 2025 10:55 PM EST

    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 ...

  • A look at the hostages left in Gaza, by the numbers

    A look at the hostages left in Gaza, by the numbers

    Oct 15, 2025 06:05 PM EST

    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.

  • Israel receives remains of 2 more hostages as military says another body was not that of a hostage

    Israel receives remains of 2 more hostages as military says another body was not that of a hostage

    Oct 15, 2025 04:04 PM EST

    ... 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 ...

  • Freed Israeli hostages face long road to physical and mental recovery

    Freed Israeli hostages face long road to physical and mental recovery

    Oct 14, 2025 10:55 PM EST

    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 ...

  • Finding remains of hostages in Gaza will be 'immense challenge,' Mideast analyst says

    Finding remains of hostages in Gaza will be 'immense challenge,' Mideast analyst says

    Oct 14, 2025 10:50 PM EST

    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.

  • As fragile Gaza ceasefire holds, Israelis lament incomplete return of dead hostages

    As fragile Gaza ceasefire holds, Israelis lament incomplete return of dead hostages

    Oct 14, 2025 04:17 PM EST

    While Israeli officials understood there could be some delay in the recovery effort, the families of hostages and their supporters expressed dismay that only four of the 28 bodies were returned on Monday.

  • Israeli hostages freed and Palestinian detainees released after 2 years of brutal war

    Israeli hostages freed and Palestinian detainees released after 2 years of brutal war

    Oct 13, 2025 10:55 PM EST

    ... We were expecting all the hostages to come home today. And, from the early morning, that is what happened, first a trench of seven living hostages and then 13 more living hostages were brought across the border by the Red Cross in vehicles. They met with family members and doctors ...

  • WATCH: Freed Israeli hostages reunite with families

    WATCH: Freed Israeli hostages reunite with families

    Oct 13, 2025 07:24 PM EST

    The 20 remaining living Israeli hostages were released Monday after two years of captivity, part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire, and prisoner and hostage exchange. Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners were also released as part of the deal to end the war in Gaza, which began with an Oct. 7 ...

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