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Hamas hands over remains of 2 more possible hostages, Israel says

Headline from CBS News, on the newest of 3 developments

Since the Gaza peace plan took effect early this week, Hamas has handed over 20 living hostages and the remains of at least eight confirmed hostages.

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  1. Hamas hands over remains of another deceased Israeli hostage, IDF says

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  2. Hamas says it will hand over the remains of an additional Israeli hostage Friday

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    Hamas hands over remains of 2 more possible hostages, Israel says

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  1. Breitbart News

    Hamas hands over surviving Israeli hostages (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Hamas handed over the 20 surviving Israeli hostages on Monday under a ceasefire agreement, as US President Donald Trump and other world leaders geared up

  2. CBS News

    Remains of more Israeli hostages handed over by Hamas but 1 body (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    One body Hamas returned to Israel as part of the ceasefire deal "does not match any of the hostages," the Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday.

  3. NBC News

    Hamas transfers bodies of four hostages to Red Cross, IDF says, as Trump warns about disarmament (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Hamas returned the bodies of four hostages on Tuesday, according to the Israel Defense Forces, as President Donald Trump warned the militant group that they must disarm.

  4. The Guardian

    Israel reportedly tells Hamas to return all hostage bodies by end of Tuesday (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Ministers believe Hamas is holding back bodies of some captives abducted in October 2023, reports Israeli media

  5. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Hamas hands over hostage bodies after Israel threatens aid cut (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    Hamas handed over more bodies of deceased hostages after Israel threatened to reduce aid into Gaza on Tuesday and President Donald Trump threatened violence against the Palestinian militant group if

  6. CBS News

    Israel-Hamas peace deal may hinge on return of all Israeli hostage remains, but is that possible? (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Gaza is in ruins, and the bodies of 21 Israeli hostages are somewhere amid the rubble, along with an estimated 11,000 Gazans.

  7. ABC 7 Los Angeles

    Israeli military says one of the bodies handed over by Hamas is not that of a hostage (opens ABC 7 Los Angeles)

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    ABC 7 Los Angeles's feed description

    The Israeli military said one of the bodies handed over by Hamas as part of the ceasefire deal is not that of a hostage who was held in Gaza.

  8. The Guardian

    Body handed over by Hamas is not hostage, says Israel, as Palestinian dead ‘arrive back in cuffs’ (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Israel says one of four bodies handed over by Hamas on Tuesday night is not a missing hostage

  9. Washington Examiner

    Israel claims a returned body by Hamas was not an Israeli hostage (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    One of the four body remains returned to Israel by Hamas on Tuesday was found not to be an Israeli hostage.

  10. Seattle Times

    Israel receives remains of 2 more hostages as military says another body was not that of a hostage (opens Seattle Times)

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    Seattle Times's feed description

    Israel has received the remains of two more hostages after they were transferred by the Red Cross from Hamas.

  11. WSVN Miami

    Israeli military says one of the bodies handed over by Hamas is not that of a hostage - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military said Wednesday that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas the previous day as part of the ceasefire

  12. Washington Examiner

    Israel receives remains of four more hostages kidnapped by Hamas (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The Israeli government previously said it would reduce the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza until Hamas releases all dead hostages.

  13. Breitbart News

    IDF: One of the Bodies Returned by Hamas Terrorists Is Not a Hostage (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    One of the bodies handed over by Hamas terrorists as part of the Middle East ceasefire deal is not one of the hostages who was held in Gaza.

  14. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Israel receives the remains of 2 more hostages (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Israel received the remains of two more hostages, hours after its military said one of the bodies previously turned over was not that of a hostage.

  15. NBC News

    Body that Hamas returned to Israel is not of one of the hostages, IDF says (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A body Hamas returned to Israel as part of President Trump's ceasefire deal is not that of any of the hostages, the Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday.

  16. CBS News

    Hamas says it has handed over all Israeli hostage remains it could recover (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The Israeli military said it had received coffins believed to contain the remains of two more deceased hostages.

  17. WHDH Boston

    Israel says it has received the remains of 4 more deceased hostages as cuts to aid for Gaza loom - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hamas hastened Tuesday to ease the pressure on a fragile ceasefire in its war with Israel by returning the bodies of more

  18. Al-Monitor

    Israel says it expects Hamas to fulfil its obligation and return all hostages (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel expects Palestinian militant group Hamas to return the remaining hostages to Israel, a government spokeswoman said on Wednesday.Under a U.S.-brokered plan, Hamas released all 20 hostages still alive to Israel on Monday but so far has returned just seven of an expected 28 …

  19. New York Post

    Body returned by Hamas is not an Israeli hostage — threatening peace negotiations (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Israeli military claimed that one of the bodies returned by Hamas is not one of the deceased hostages its demanded the terrorist group hand over as part of the cease-fire deal.

  20. Washington Examiner

    Hamas says it doesn't have any more hostage remains to hand over (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Hamas said it had handed over as many hostages' remains as it could, due to the difficulty of finding bodies in the rubble of Gaza.

  21. CNN

    Live updates: Hamas says it has handed over all hostage bodies it can access (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Hamas said it has handed over all hostage remains it can access, saying “significant efforts and special equipment” are needed to recover the remaining dead captives in Gaza. Follow for live updates.

  22. The Hill

    A look at the hostages whose remains are still inside Gaza (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hamas freed the last 20 living hostages taken during its Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Hamas has returned the remains of nine hostages, but the process of returning the bodies of the last 19, as calle…

  23. WFMZ Allentown

    The Latest: Israel receives remains of 2 more hostages (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Israel received the remains of two more hostages Wednesday, hours after the Israeli military said that one of the bodies previously turned over was not that of a hostage. The

  24. The Guardian

    Hamas says all reachable hostage bodies recovered amid Israel threat to resume Gaza fighting (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Hamas says it needs specialist equipment to recover remaining bodies as Israel’s defence minister threatens to resume fighting

  25. Washington Examiner

    Israel receives remains of two more hostages (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The terms of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas called for all Israeli hostages and bodies of hostages to be released.

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