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Israel receives remains said to be of deceased hostage in Gaza in fourth such transfer this week

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By Tamar Michaelis, Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Israel has received the remains said to be of one of the last deceased hostages held in Gaza in the fourth such transfer this week. Hamas transferred the remains to Israel via the Red Cross.

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  1. Israel receives what Hamas says are remains of 3 more deceased hostages from Gaza

    Headline from KVIA El Paso ·

  2. Israel identifies latest hostage remains returned by Hamas from Gaza as those of a Tanzanian student

    Headline from The Columbian ·

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    Israel receives remains said to be of deceased hostage in Gaza in fourth such transfer this week

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  1. KTVZ Bend

    Israel receives body of deceased hostage transferred from Hamas, Israeli military says (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Ibrahim Dahman, Dana Karni and Mitchell McCluskey (CNN) — Israel received the coffin of a deceased hostage from Gaza on Monday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel Security Agency (ISA) said in a joint statement. Earlier, Hamas transferred the body to the Red Cross in northern Gaza.

  2. The Washington Free Beacon

    Hamas Fakes Hostage Return, Hands Over Missing Remains From Hostage Recovered in 2023 (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    Hamas tried to pass off missing remains of an Israeli hostage already recovered in 2023 as belonging to one of more than a dozen dead hostages still in Gaza, with Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office condemning the move as a "clear violation" of President Donald Trump's peace deal.

  3. Al-Monitor

    Hamas returns hostage body as families urge pause to Gaza truce (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Hamas handed over the remains of a deceased hostage on Monday as the Palestinian group came under increasing pressure to return its remaining deceased captives as promised under the Gaza ceasefire.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Israeli forces had received a coffin containing what Ha…

  4. The Guardian

    Returned body parts were of Gaza hostage recovered two years ago, Israel says (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Netanyahu accuses Hamas of ‘clear violation’ of ceasefire as far-right ministers call for resumption of war

  5. Fox News

    Hamas hands over remains of hostage whose body was recovered nearly 2 years ago (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Israel receives hostage remains, but they don't match any of the 13 deceased hostages in Gaza, but rather an individual whose body was returned in 2023.

  6. The Christian Post

    Israel weighs harsh response after Hamas hands over remains of previously returned Israeli hostage (opens The Christian Post)

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    The Christian Post's feed description

    The remains that were handed over to Israel by the terror organization Hamas overnight belonged to the body of Israeli hostage Ofir Tzarfati, who had previ

  7. Al-Monitor

    Israel says it has received body of another deceased hostage held in Gaza (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    CAIRO (Reuters) -Israel said on Monday that the Red Cross had handed over the body of another deceased hostage from Gaza to the Israeli military, according to a statement by the Israeliprime minister's office.

  8. The Columbian

    Netanyahu says remains returned by Hamas are of a hostage previously retrieved in Gaza (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    TEL AVIV, Israel — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that body parts returned by Hamas overnight were the partial remains of a hostage previously recovered in Gaza by Israeli troops almos

  9. Deutsche Welle

    Israel receives body of another deceased hostage from Hamas – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The coffin arrived in Israel as pressure mounts on Hamas to find the remaining 12 deceased hostages. Israeli officials and an association representing the families of the hostages have demanded Hamas act with more haste.

  10. NBC News

    Netanyahu says remains returned by Hamas are body parts of a hostage previously retrieved in Gaza (opens NBC News)

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    Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the remains of a hostage returned by Hamas overnight are body parts of another hostage who was recovered in Gaza by Israeli troops almost two years ago — an announcement that will likely rattle the tenuous, U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement

  11. KVIA El Paso

    Israel has received what Hamas says are the remains of two deceased hostages held in Gaza (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Mohammad Al Sawalhi and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — Israel has received the remains of what Hamas earlier said were two deceased hostages held in Gaza. The remains were transferred to Israel via the Red Cross and will be taken to the country’s national forensics laboratory for identification.

  12. Breitbart News

    After Fake Retrieval, Hamas Hands 2 (Real) Hostage Bodies to Israel (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Israel confirmed that two bodies delivered by the Hamas terrorist organization via the Red Cross were those of two dead Israeli hostages.

  13. WHEC Rochester

    Latest remains returned to Israel from Gaza are not bodies of hostages, Israel says (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Israel says the remains of three people handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross this week do not belong to any of the hostages. A military official first confirmed the statement, speaking to The Associated Press on Saturday.

  14. WHEC Rochester

    Israel says it has received the remains of 3 hostages from Gaza (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Israel says the remains of three hostages have been handed over from Gaza and will be examined by forensic experts as a month-old ceasefire holds. A Hamas statement earlier said the remains were found Sunday in a tunnel in southern Gaza.

  15. KVIA El Paso

    Israel receives what Hamas says are remains of 3 more deceased hostages from Gaza (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Tal Shalev, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel on Sunday received the bodies of what Hamas said are three more deceased hostages held in Gaza. The remains were transferred to Israel via the Red Cross and taken to the country’s national forensics laboratory for identification.

  16. The Guardian

    Israel receives remains of three more hostages from Gaza (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Hamas says remains found in tunnel as other bodies yet to be recovered amid fragile ceasefire

  17. CBS News

    Hamas returns remains of 3 more Israeli hostages, leaving 8 in Gaza, including an Israeli American (opens CBS News)

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    Among the 8 deceased Israeli hostages whose remains are yet to be returned from Gaza is soldier and U.S. citizen Itay Chen.

  18. GBH News

    Israel says it received remains of 3 hostages from Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds (opens GBH News)

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    GBH News's feed description

    Israel says the remains of three hostages have been handed over from Gaza and will be examined by forensic experts as a month-old ceasefire holds.

  19. Independent Journal Review

    Israel Receives Remains of Three Hostages as Ceasefire in Gaza Holds (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Independent Journal Review's feed description

    Israel announced Sunday that the remains of three hostages had been handed over from Gaza and would be examined by

  20. Al-Monitor

    Israel says receives bodies of three more Gaza hostages (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    Israel said on Sunday it had received the remains of three additional captives from Hamas as part of the ongoing hostage-prisoner exchange under a US-brokered ceasefire agreement for Gaza.Despite occasional flare-ups, a fragile truce has held in Gaza since October 10 under a deal focused on the retu…

  21. WHEC Rochester

    Israel says it received the remains of 3 hostages from Gaza as fragile ceasefire holds (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Israel says the remains of three hostages have been handed over from Gaza and will be examined by forensic experts as a month-old ceasefire holds. A Hamas statement earlier said the remains were found Sunday in a tunnel in southern Gaza.

  22. MyNorthwest

    Israel says remains of 3 hostages returned by Hamas are soldiers killed in the October 2023 attack (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel said on Monday the remains of three hostages returned from Gaza the previous night belong to soldiers who were killed in the Hamas-led

  23. Fox News

    Hamas hands over another Israeli hostage's remains as Gaza ceasefire exchanges continue (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Hamas handed over another coffin containing Israeli hostage remains to the Red Cross on Tuesday, with the body found in Gaza's Shejaia suburb.

  24. NBC News

    Israel says the remains of a hostage have been turned over in Gaza (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    JERUSALEM — The remains of a hostage in Gaza have been turned over and are now in Israel, the military said Tuesday, in the latest sign of progress under the U.S.-brokered ceasefire

  25. CNN

    Israel receives remains said to be of deceased hostage held in Gaza (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Israel on Tuesday received what Hamas said are the remains of another deceased hostage held in Gaza, as part of the US-brokered ceasefire deal that came into effect last month.

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