Israel receives the body of another deceased buried by Hamas in Gaza

November 5, 2025 4:00 PM

Israel receives the body of another deceased buried by Hamas in Gaza

Israel on Tuesday received a body from Hamas via the Red Cross in Gaza, the Prime Minister's Office said, after the Palestinian group reported it had found the remains of an Israeli hostage to be handed over. The office confirmed the body was that of Staff Sergeant Itay Chen following an identification process. Hamas said it had found the body of a hostage who had been held by Palestinian militants in Shejaia, an eastern suburb of Gaza City in an area still occupied by Israeli forces, after Isr...

Returning hostage bodies from Gaza may take time, Red Cross says

October 14, 2025 10:10 PM

Returning hostage bodies from Gaza may take time, Red Cross says

It may take considerable time to hand over remains of hostages and Palestinians who died during the Israel-Hamas war, a "massive challenge" given the difficulties of finding bodies in Gaza's rubble, the International Committee of the Red Cross said. Palestinian militant group Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza on Monday under a ceasefire deal and Israel sent home busloads of Palestinian detainees as U.S. President Donald Trump declared an end to the two-year war. But only f...

Hamas begins releasing Israeli hostages, as Trump lands in Israel

October 13, 2025 12:40 PM

Hamas begins releasing Israeli hostages, as Trump lands in Israel

Hamas handed over some of its last surviving Israeli hostages on Monday, a key step in ending two years of devastating conflict in Gaza as part of a ceasefire deal pushed by U.S. President Donald Trump, who landed in Israel to address the parliament. With hundreds of cheering people gathered in Tel Aviv's Hostages Square, Israel's military said it had received the first seven of 20 surviving hostages after their transfer out of Gaza by the Red Cross. "I am so excited. I am full of happiness. I...