Gaza, Hamas and hostages
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Palestinian militants have so far released 15 bodies of hostages that were held in Gaza for the past two years as part of the ceasefire agreement in the Israel-Hamas war.
The families of the hostages released by Hamas are reacting following their release from captivity after being held for over two years.
Some former captives have been sent home from the hospital. But a doctor said they all had “endured untold adversity,” as details emerge of their time in Gaza’s tunnels.
Hamas has expanded its search for bodies of hostages in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian group said Sunday, a day after Egypt deployed a team of experts and heavy equipment to help retrieve the
Red Cross and Egyptian teams have been permitted to search for the bodies of deceased hostages beyond the “yellow line” demarcating the Israeli military’s pullback in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli government spokesperson said on Sunday.
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says in response to various reports claiming its teams are searching for hostages in the Gaza Strip: “The International Commi
Rubio told the families, according to N12, that the US is examining different avenues for how to increase direct and indirect pressure on Hamas to ensure their loved ones are returned.