Hamas Hands over 2 Coffins with Remains of Hostages
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Hamas handed over two bodies it said were of deceased Israeli hostages on Thursday, a day after the tenuous Gaza ceasefire was shaken by a series of Israeli strikes which killed dozens of Palestinians,
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has published drone footage claiming to show Hamas "staging" the recovery of an Israeli hostage. According to an IDF statement posted to social media on Tuesday (28 October),
Hamas has handed over the remains of two more bodies it says are former hostages to Israel via the Red Cross, the Israeli prime minister's office said.
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