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Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of 6 hostages in a Gaza operation

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The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that started the war in Gaza. The operation came as U.S. and Arab mediators try to advance an agreement to halt the fighting and release scores of other militant-held captives.

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of 6 hostages in a Gaza operation (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that started the war in Gaza. The operation came as U.S. and Arab mediators try to advance an agreement to halt the fighting and release scores of other militant-held captives.

  2. WMUR

    Israel recovers bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza as Blinken tries to advance cease-fire deal (opens WMUR)

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    The Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that started the war in Gaza.

  3. Time

    Israel Recovers Bodies of Six Hostages From Gaza (opens Time)

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    The news comes as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken began his ninth trip to the region since Oct. 7 to press for a ceasefire.

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Israel recovers bodies of six hostages from Gaza as Blinken tries to advance cease-fire deal (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    The military said its forces recovered the bodies in an overnight operation in southern Gaza, without saying when or how the six died.

  5. Anchorage Daily News

    Israel recovers bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    The operation came as U.S. and Arab mediators try to advance an agreement to halt the fighting and release scores of other militant-held captives.

  6. Washington Examiner

    Israeli forces recover bodies of six hostages as ceasefire talks continue (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Israel's military said on Tuesday it recovered the bodies of six hostages held in Gaza in an overnight operation.

  7. KESQ Palm Springs

    Bodies of six Israeli hostages retrieved from Gaza, Israel says (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Dana Karni, Lex Harvey and Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — The bodies of six Israeli hostages have been retrieved from Gaza during an overnight military operation in Khan Younis, Israeli authorities said Tuesday.

  8. WSVN Miami

    Israel recovers bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza as Blinken tries to advance cease-fire deal - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military said Tuesday that it recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that started the

  9. Newsweek

    Israel recovers bodies of 6 hostages in Gaza (opens Newsweek)

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    Mediators saw a breakthrough on Monday during ceasefire negotiations.

  10. WHDH Boston

    Bodies of 6 Israeli hostages retrieved from Gaza, Israel says - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — The bodies of six Israeli hostages have been retrieved from Gaza during an overnight military operation in Khan Younis, Israeli authorities said Tuesday, as the latest

  11. New York Times

    Israel Says It Recovered Bodies of 6 Hostages in Gaza (opens New York Times)

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    The bodies were retrieved in an overnight operation in southern Gaza, the Israeli military said. Five of the hostages were already known to have died in captivity.

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