In an unusual move, Israel allowed a Hamas representative to enter the Israeli-controlled area of the Gaza Strip to work with Egyptian representatives and the ICRC in locating the hostage remains. For five days now,

Hamas has expanded its search for the bodies of the 13 remaining hostages, with the terror group now operating in the Israel-controlled sections of Gaza — as only hours remain to come up with

Israel is working on alternative options if Hamas does not comply with demands to return the remains of hostages still in Gaza, security establishment insiders say.

The Red Cross has received the coffin of a deceased hostage from the northern Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel Security Agency (ISA) said in a joint statement on Monday.

An Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory is halted "until further notice," the first major test of the ceasefire.

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Hamas has handed over the remains of a deceased hostage 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 Hamas said was the 16th of 28 bodies of hostages taken in the October 7,

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

Israeli forces struck Hamas positions in Gaza after the terrorist group allegedly violated ceasefire terms with attacks on IDF forces.

Eyal Zamir added that the return of the remains of the 13 hostages still held in Gaza "must be a prerequisite before moving to the next phase. ” The IDF considers the disarmament of Hamas a necessary condition for moving to the next stage of the US-brokered Gaza deal,

More than two years after the Israel-Hamas war began, an Israeli woman, Moran Stella Yanai, is sharing her harrowing experience of being held hostage by Hamas.