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

By Associated Press

Israel’s army says militants in Gaza have handed over a body believed to be a hostage.

Israeli settlers torch a mosque and scrawl hateful messages despite official condemnation

By Aref Tufaha, Julia Frankel, Associated Press

The attack came a day after some Israeli leaders condemned recent settler violence against Palestinians.

Israel’s president says ‘shocking’ settler violence against Palestinians in West Bank must end

By Melanie Lidman, Julia Frankel, Associated Press

Israel's president says authorities must take decisive action to stop “shocking and serious” Jewish settler violence against Palestinian civilians and Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank.

Trump urges Israel to pardon Netanyahu, sparking concerns over U.S. influence

By Melanie Lidman, Associated Press

President Donald Trump has urged Israel to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a corruption case. Netanyahu is the only sitting Israeli prime minister to be indicted, facing charges of fraud, breach of trust, and accepting bribes.

U.S. officials in Israel to press truce forward as first phase of Israel-Hamas ceasefire winds down

By Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel, Associated Press

As the first stage of the agreement nears its end, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, met on Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his close confidant Ron Dermer in Jerusalem.

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…

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.

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…

Israeli jets strike southern Lebanon, escalating near-daily attacks

By Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press

Israeli jets have struck several towns in southern Lebanon after urging residents to leave. This marks an escalation in their near-daily strikes on the country.

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.