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U.S. envoys visit Israel to bolster truce, and Gaza militants hand over a hostage's remains
The Israeli military announced it resumed enforcing the ceasefire late Sunday. Aid deliveries will resume Monday through multiple crossings after Israeli inspection, in line with the agreement, according to an Israeli security official.
After more than two years in captivity, the last 20 hostages abducted during Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, have been released.
Hamas freed the last 20 living hostages taken in its Oct. 7, 2023, attack earlier this week in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
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Israel says Gaza's Rafah crossing will remain closed, adding pressure over hostages' remains
The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will stay closed 'until further notice,' Israel said Saturday, after the Palestinian Embassy in Egypt said it would reopen Monday.
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Hamas says it located deceased Gaza hostage, to return remains today if conditions 'suitable'
Hamas's armed wing announced that the discovery was made during ongoing search operations. Hamas's armed wing, the Izzadin al-Qassam Brigades, said on Sunday that it had located the remains of one of the deceased hostages held in Gaza captivity,
Gaza’s ruins were being scoured for the dead on Saturday, over a week into a ceasefire as newly recovered bodies brought the Palestinian toll above 68,000.
Israel had threatened to keep Rafah shut and reduce aid supplies because Hamas was returning bodies too slowly.
Hamas transfers a deceased hostage's coffin to the Red Cross for handover to Israel Defense Forces troops in Gaza as part of ongoing ceasefire agreement.