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Hostages return to Israel as world leaders sign ceasefire agreement
- On Monday, Hamas returned four coffins to Israel for formal identification, escorted by the Israel Defence Forces and Israel Security Agency; 24 hostages remain in Gaza, including 22 deceased men, Inbar Haiman, and Tamir Nimrodi.
- Under the US-brokered agreement, Hamas had 72 hours to return remaining hostages, but Israeli officials expected Hamas would struggle to meet the deadline, CNN reported last week.
- The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said families were shocked and denounced Hamas’s limited return of four named dead hostages as a blatant violation, urging immediate action.
- An international task force including the United States, Egypt, Turkey and Qatar will help locate remains, while Israel provides coordinates for focused excavations and has closed Gaza areas to bar reconstruction.
- At the Sharm el-Sheikh summit world leaders watched the deal alongside reciprocal releases, where US President Donald Trump said `We have peace in the Middle East` and 47 hostages plus 250 prisoners and 1,700 detainees were exchanged.
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The Islamist movement announced that it would return to Israel this evening the remains of several hostages, as part of the ceasefire agreement. ...
Hamas to Start Handing Over Bodies of Four Israeli Hostages Tuesday Night, Official Says
Trucks carrying aid move, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hussam Al-Masri Hamas has informed mediators it will begin transferring bodies of four deceased Israeli hostages to Israel at 10 p.m. local time (1900 GMT) on Tuesday, an official involved in the operation told Reuters. Earlier, Israeli officials said the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt would stay c…
Bodies of four hostages returned to Israel - and why finding others will be 'massive challenge'
Only four bodies were transferred by Hamas to Israel on Monday. It remains to be seen when the bodies of the remaining hostages in Gaza will be handed over. The Red Cross said it could take days or weeks - and there's a possibility some may never be found.
The Israeli military announced that it had identified the remains of four hostages returned from Gaza by the Palestinian movement Hamas. Under the ceasefire agreement, Hamas was supposed to return the bodies of all 28 dead hostages to Israel, but this did not happen. Israel accuses Hamas of violating the agreement and threatens consequences. Meanwhile, Qatar reports that negotiations on the second phase of the peace plan for Gaza are already und…
The Israeli army announced on Tuesday, October 14, that the four hostage bodies returned by Hamas the day before were those of Nepalese student Bipin Joshi and three Israelis. The identity of two of them has not yet been disclosed.
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