World Nov 26 Israel returns 15 more Palestinian bodies to Gaza as first phase of ceasefire nears end By Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy, Associated Press
World Nov 25 Israeli military says the Red Cross has received another set of remains from Gaza militants Palestinian Islamic Jihad said they found the body in a refugee camp in central Gaza. By Wafaa Shurafa, Associated Press
World Nov 19 Israel’s military carries out airstrikes in Lebanon after evacuation warnings The new wave of strikes came as tensions between Israel and militants are escalating. By Hussein Malla, Bassem Mroue, Associated Press
World Nov 18 Israeli airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 11 people, Lebanese ministry says The Israeli military said it struck a training center for Hamas, saying that the site was being used to prepare an attack against the Israeli army. By Associated Press
World Nov 18 1 Israeli killed and 3 wounded in West Bank stabbing as UN approves Trump’s Gaza plan The violence came a day after the U.N. Security Council gave its backing to U.S. President Donald Trump's blueprint to secure and govern Gaza, which Hamas has rejected. By Julia Frankel, Associated Press
Nov 09 Israel says forensic testing confirms it received remains of soldier killed in Gaza in 2014 By Melanie Lidman, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press The return of the remains of Goldin, who has become a national symbol, would be a significant development in the U.S.-brokered truce, which has faltered during the slow return of bodies of hostages and skirmishes between Israeli troops and militants… Continue reading
Nov 08 Gaza death toll tops 69,000 as Israel and Hamas exchange more remains By Wafaa Shurafa, Sally Abou AlJoud, Julia Frankel, Associated Press Over 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far, Gaza health officials said Saturday, as both sides completed the latest exchange of bodies under the terms of the tenuous ceasefire. Continue reading
Nov 07 Another set of hostage remains has been handed over in Gaza, Israel says By Julia Frankel, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Nov 06 Hostage remains returned by Hamas are those of Tanzanian student, Israel says By Melanie Lidman, Audrey Horowitz, Associated Press The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the remains were identified as those of Joshua Loitu Mollel and that his family has been notified. Continue reading
Nov 05 Israel says Hamas handed over additional remains believed to be of a hostage By Wafaa Shurafa, Sam Metz, Associated Press The Israeli military said Wednesday that Hamas has handed over remains believed to be of a deceased hostage to the Red Cross in Gaza, the latest step forward under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. Continue reading