The ceasefire’s first phase required the release of all hostages, living and dead. Hamas freed all 20 living hostages as required but has released the remains of only 15 of 28 hostages who were killed ...

The armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad said they would hand over the body of a hostage at 8 p.m. local time, though ...

All four were killed when Hamas attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The number has shrunk steadily in recent days as Hamas has repatriated the remains of half a dozen hostages, including Itay ...

Hamas’s military wing has released the bodies of two more slain Israeli hostages Tuesday — as Vice President JD Vance warned it will take time to retrieve the remains of all of the fallen captives ...

"Israel is prepared and ready to immediately receive all of our hostages," Netanayah said, according to his office.

Hamas released the bodies of two captives on Thursday as the tenuous cease-fire with Israel holds following a week of conflict and failed hostage exchanges. The Israel Defense Forces received two ...

The Biden administration helped broker two ceasefire and hostage-exchange deals between Israel and Hamas — one in November 2023 and one in January 2025. Hamas released 105 hostages in the November ...

Israeli authorities have confirmed they received the body of a deceased hostage from the Red Cross on Monday evening, as President Donald Trump's 48-hour deadline looms. The body was handed over to ...