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Israel awaits return of last hostage remains from Gaza

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Israel awaited the return of the last hostage remains held by Palestinian militants in Gaza, as the military said on Thursday that those of a Thai

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  1. Israel receives remains of possible hostage and plans to reopen Gaza crossing into Egypt

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  1. Al-Monitor

    Israel to receive possible hostage remains from Gaza for forensic tests (opens Al-Monitor)

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    JERUSALEM, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Israel said on Tuesday it was preparing to receive more possible hostage remains from Gaza via the Red Cross and would send them for forensic tests. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office did not specify whether they were remains of the final two deceased hostages st…

  2. NBC News

    Israel receives remains of possible hostage and plans to reopen Gaza crossing into Egypt (opens NBC News)

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    JERUSALEM — Israel received remains of what could be one of the last hostages in Gaza on Wednesday and said it will begin allowing Palestinians to leave the war-torn territory through a border crossing with Egypt

  3. Al-Monitor

    Israel says received presumed remains of Gaza hostage (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Israel announced Wednesday it had received hostage remains found in Gaza from the Red Cross, which were being transported to the morgue for identification.It comes as the US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas remains fragile, with both sides accusing each other of violating the terms.

  4. Digital Journal

    Israel awaits return of last hostage remains from Gaza (opens Digital Journal)

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    Israel awaited the return of the last hostage remains held by Palestinian militants in Gaza, as the military said on Thursday that those of a Thai

  5. The Columbian

    A single hostage remains in Gaza after identification of Thai worker’s remains (opens The Columbian)

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    JERUSALEM — Remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel as part of the first phase of the ceasefire deal were those of a Thai agricultural worker, Israeli and Thai officials said Thursday. The ret

  6. Fox News

    1 hostage remains with Hamas after latest body is ID'd (opens Fox News)

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    Israeli authorities confirmed that remains returned Wednesday were those of Sudthisak Rinthalak, making police officer Ran Gvili the last hostage in Gaza.

  7. Breitbart News

    A single hostage remains in Gaza after identification of Thai agricultural worker's remains (opens Breitbart News)

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    Israeli and Thai officials say remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel were those of a Thai agricultural worker killed during the attack that

  8. NBC News

    Remains of final Thai hostage in Gaza have been returned (opens NBC News)

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    Thai officials on Thursday said remains handed over to Israel by militants in Gaza have been identified as belonging to the last Thai hostage taken during the Oct.

  9. WDIO Duluth

    Remains of last Thai hostage in Gaza have been returned (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Thai officials says remains handed over to Israel by militants in Gaza have been identified as belonging to the last Thai hostage taken during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that launched the war. The remains belong to Sudthisak Rinthalak, a Thai national who was an agricultural worker.

  10. Al-Monitor

    Israel identifies body of returned hostage, remains of Israeli officer still in Gaza (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Dec 4 (Reuters) - Israel has identified the remains of the hostage it received from Hamas on Wednesday as Thai agricultural worker Sudthisak Rinthalak, the prime minister's office said on Thursday.The body of Israeli police officer Ran Gvili, the last of the living and deceased hostages to be return…

  11. WHEC Rochester

    ID of Thai agricultural worker's remains leaves 1 final hostage in Gaza (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Israeli and Thai officials say remains that militants in Gaza handed to Israel were those of a Thai agricultural worker killed during the attack that started the war two years ago. The return of Sudthisak Rinthalak's remains leaves just one last hostage, Israeli Ran Gvili, to be returned in the firs…

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