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Israel identifies body of dead hostage returned by Hamas

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Ronen Engel's wife and daughters were released from Gaza under the November 2023 deal.

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  1. Israel accuses Hamas of handing over wrong "hostage" body

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  2. Israel identifies dead hostage returned Saturday

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    Israel identifies body of dead hostage returned by Hamas

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23 articles, oldest first.

  1. Al-Monitor

    Israel identifies hostage bodies, returns 45 Palestinian dead (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    The Israeli military said Tuesday that the remains of four deceased hostages returned by Hamas have been identified, including those of a Nepalese student.Separately, a Gaza hospital said it has received the bodies of 45 Palestinians that had been handed back by Israel, also as part of US President …

  2. The Guardian

    Gaza ceasefire live: Israel says body handed over by Hamas is not one of the hostages (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Israel previously said the flow of aid would be cut by half and Rafah crossing would not open as planned due to delay in returning bodies of hostages

  3. Newsweek

    Israel accuses Hamas of handing over wrong "hostage" body (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The handing over of Israeli hostage bodies is a key part of President Trump's peace plan for Gaza.

  4. Townhall

    Israel Says Hamas Returned Wrong Body in Hostage Exchange (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    Israel's IDF claims Hamas returned a mismatched body during hostage exchange.

  5. The Hill

    Israel says one body released by Hamas not a former hostage (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Israeli officials say one body handed over by Hamas does not match any of the deceased hostages. Adds strain to the fragile ceasefire agreement.

  6. New York Post

    Mystery body released instead of hostage belongs to IDF soldier, Hamas insists — a claim Israel denies (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Israel denied Hamas' claims that one of the bodies released on Tuesday was that of a slain soldier captured last year — reiterating that no such hostage exists while demanding the terror group keep its end of the peace deal.

  7. New York Post

    Hamas hands over bodies of Israel’s last female hostage Inbar Hayman; IDF soldier Muhammad Al-Atresh (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Inbar Hayman and Sgt. Maj. Muhammad Al-Atresh were identified through forensic analysis of remains, the Israel Defense Forces announced Thursday morning.

  8. Fox News

    Remains of last female Hamas hostage and IDF soldier handed over to Israel (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Israel receives the body of Inbar Hayman, the last female hostage remaining in Gaza, who was killed at the Nova festival during the Oct. 7 attacks.

  9. New York Post

    Just-released hostage attends funeral of fellow soldier, whose body was among few returned from Gaza (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Two hostages released by Hamas were reunited Wednesday in a Jerusalem cemetery for a final goodbye.

  10. Local News 8

    Israel has received body of a hostage, prime minister’s office says (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Oren Liebermann, Mitchell McCluskey, and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Israel has received a coffin carrying the body of a deceased hostage, the prime minister’s office said in a statement late Friday.

  11. Newsweek

    Israel identifies 10th dead hostage returned by Hamas (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Hamas has said it is still trying to locate the remains of some Israeli hostages to return under the ceasefire deal.

  12. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Israel has received body of a hostage, prime minister’s office says | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Oren Liebermann, Mitchell McCluskey, and Ibrahim Dahman, CNN (CNN) — Israel has received a coffin carrying the body of a deceased hostage, the

  13. CNN

    Israel identifies body of tenth hostage as a 75-year-old man as delicate truce enters second week (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The body of a tenth deceased hostage returned to Israel from Gaza under the recent ceasefire deal has been identified as the truce entered a second week despite facing a number of tests and with the next steps unresolved.

  14. Deutsche Welle

    Israel returns more bodies to Gaza after hostage identified – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Israel has returned more Palestinian bodies in exchange for its own dead hostages. Meanwhile, Israelis are holding a large rally in Tel Aviv to mark the return of the deceased hostages. DW has more.

  15. Fox News

    Israel identifies remains of 10th deceased hostage handed over by Hamas (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Israel confirmed Hamas returned the remains of Eliyahu Margalit, known as 'Churchill,' who was killed during the Oct. 7 attacks at Kibbutz Nir Oz.

  16. New York Post

    Israel identifies remains of hostage Eliyah Margalit handed over by Hamas as Palestinians claim 9 killed in Gaza (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Israel has identified the remains of another hostage that Hamas handed over the day before as Eliyahu Margalit, as Hamas accuses Israel of continuing its attacks and violating the ceasefire.

  17. The Guardian

    Israel identifies body of 10th hostage recovered from Gaza (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Remains of Eliyahu ‘Churchill’ Margalit, who was killed on 7 October 2023, identified after being passed to Red Cross by Hamas

  18. Digital Journal

    Israel identifies dead hostage returned Saturday (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Israel on Sunday announced the identity of one of two dead hostages returned by Hamas the previous day as 54-year-old Ronen Engel.The military "informed

  19. Newsweek

    Israel identifies body of dead hostage returned by Hamas (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Ronen Engel's wife and daughters were released from Gaza under the November 2023 deal.

  20. WDIO Duluth

    Israel identifies body of hostage as major Gaza crossing remains closed (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    Israel has identified the body of a deceased hostage as Ronen Engel after Hamas handed over two bodies to the Red Cross. The second body is still being identified. Engel was killed during the October 7 attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz. His wife and two children were kidnapped and later released.

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