Nov 03 Israel hands over 45 bodies after Hamas returns the remains of 3 soldiers By Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel, Associated Press Israel has returned the bodies of 45 Palestinians, according to the Red Cross. It comes a day after militants returned the remains of three Israeli soldiers killed in a Hamas-led attack in October 2023. Continue reading
Nov 02 Israel says it received remains of 3 hostages from Hamas in Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds By Renata Brito, Associated Press Since the ceasefire took effect on Oct. 10, Palestinian militants had released the remains of 17 hostages, with 11 remaining in Gaza, before Sunday's handover. Continue reading
Nov 01 Israel says latest remains Hamas returned from Gaza are not of hostages, straining ceasefire By Renata Brito, Associated Press The remains of three people Hamas handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza do not belong to any hostages, Israel said Saturday, in the latest setback to the U.S.-brokered ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Continue reading
Oct 31 Red Cross says unidentified remains of 3 people have been transferred to Israel from Gaza By Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel, Associated Press The Red Cross said it transferred the unidentified remains of three people to Israel late Friday but they were still being examined and may not be those of missing hostages, an Israeli military official said. The handover follows Israel's return… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 10:03 Palestinians say bodies and detainees returned by Israel show signs of torture and abuse By Leila Molana-Allen, Sonia Kopelev, Zeba Warsi, Karl Bostic, Janine AlHadidi, Shams Odeh As part of the latest ceasefire deal, Israel has released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees and the bodies of nearly 200. Many of the dead show what Palestinian officials and relatives say are signs of torture and abuse. Special… Continue watching
Oct 29 Israel's military says ceasefire is back on as death toll from overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 104 By Wafaa Shurafa, Josh Boak, Associated Press Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the strikes and accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire when the militant group this week handed over body parts that Israel said were partial remains of a hostage recovered earlier in… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 3:50 Gaza ceasefire tested as Israel launches strikes after it says Hamas attacked soldiers By Amna Nawaz, Nick Schifrin In Gaza, there was another test of a tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered what he called "powerful strikes" in Gaza after Israel said Hamas shot at Israeli soldiers in the south of the territory. Continue watching
Oct 28 Ceasefire tested as Israel and Hamas exchange fire and blame in Gaza By Wafaa Shurafa, Renata Brito, Associated Press The Israeli army launched a barrage of attacks in Gaza on Tuesday as tensions with Hamas grew two weeks into a fragile ceasefire, and the militant group responded by saying it would delay handing over the body of a hostage. Continue reading
Oct 26 Hamas expands search for remains of hostages in Gaza as Egypt deploys team to help By Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 22 Israel 'not a protectorate' of the U.S., Netanyahu says ahead of meeting with Vance By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press He made these remarks as he prepared to discuss Gaza's ceasefire with U.S. Vice President JD Vance. Netanyahu's comments seem aimed at easing concerns about an international security force in Gaza. Continue reading