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The remains were identified at Abu Kabir Forensic Institute.

Under the terms of the agreement, the M.K. Otef Darom basketball team will feature the Ituran logo on the front of their uniforms for all home and away games.

The Rafah Border Crossing in southern Gaza reopened on Wednesday after Hamas released four hostage bodies, with plans to return more remains, prompting Israel to lift sanctions, according to KAN News

The returning hostages operation was built on dignity, calm, and precision, explained IDF mental health officers in charge, with the core principle being the “beginning of healing” for the families.

No other world leader could have brought about this sequence of events to end the war in Gaza – but what happens when the US president’s boastful speeches stop, asks former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert

Rabin Medical Center's Dr. Lena Feldman Koren shares insights on the emotional and medical care provided to returning hostages, detailing the preparations, personalized treatment for their recovery.

Hamas returns four more bodies of deceased hostages after Israel threatens aid cuts

Prime Minister Netanyahu stated that disarming Hamas is the next critical step following the return of 20 living hostages, echoing US President Trump’s warning of swift action if Hamas refuses.

Several of the family members of the hostages who were released spoke to the press for the first time since the return of their loved ones on Monday.

The Hostage and Missing Families Forum want to know Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir's plans for the military's actions after Hamas failed to return all murdered hostage remains within 72 hours of the ceasefire.

Bar Abraham Kupershtein, 23, returned home on Monday after 738 days in Hamas captivity, and received nationwide support for his rehabilitation and his family via a fundraiser.

The march was attended by over 5,000 participants according to preliminary police estimates, and preceded the soccer match, which Italy ultimately won 3-0.

During the arrest the men reportedly told Koh Phangan authorities that they were celebrating the end of the Israel-Hamas War.

Hamas accused of breaching agreement by withholding bodies of hostages but Palestinian militants say they face obstacles in retrieving themThe fragile ceasefire in Gaza faced its first test on Tuesday when Israel said the flow of aid into the devastated Palestinian territory would be cut by half and the crucial Rafah border crossing with Egypt would not […]

Hamas has also been filmed carrying out public executions of men accused of ‘collaborating’ with Israeli forces

Israelis have celebrated the return of the last 20 living hostages held in Gaza, the first stage of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Netanyahu met with Avinatan Or, Alon Ohel, Guy Gilboa-Dalal, Evytar David, and Eitan Mor.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich commented, "Only military pressure brings back hostages."

This live blog is now closed. You can read our latest coverage here:Israel limits aid in dispute over hostage remainsTrump says Hamas will be forced to disarm or ‘we will disarm them’Despite the ceasefire agreement, a medical source told Palestinian news agency Wafa today that four people were killed when Israeli drones fired at residents inspecting […]

The restriction will be enacted due to Hamas's failure to return the remains of deceased Israeli hostages within the 72-hour window agreed on by Israel and Hamas.

The bodies of four as-yet unidentified hostages entered into IDF custody, and have been transferred to the National Institute for Forensic Medicine in Abu Kabir for identification.

Noa Argamani gave special thanks to US Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and US President Donald Trump.

Ze'ev, who shared Braslavski's testimony, said they were shot at while he was in captivity, and when Gaza was bombed, both Braslavski and his captors were in the line of fire - shells and bombs.

PM tells Commons that ceasefire between Israel and Hamas only first tentative step to peace in the Middle EastKeir Starmer has always known that Monday’s visit to Egypt was going to be the Donald Trump Show. After all, almost every day is the Donald Trump Show and there was no way the US president was going to share the limelight on this of all days. The […]

Returning the bodies of 28 hostages was part of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas but only four have been handed overThe families of missing dead Israeli hostages have written to the US special envoy Steve Witkoff to urge him to “pull out every stop and leave no stone unturned” in forcing Hamas to bring their relatives home from Gaza.The […]