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.

Israel and the Trump administration insist that the ceasefire is still in place. Dozens of residents in Gaza disagreed.

Palestinians fetch water in the Shati refugee camp, west of Gaza City, Oct. 28, 2025. Palestinians may have to wait hours for a small amount of water, which is largely unavailable due to damage to water networks caused by Israeli bombing during the war. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)

Israel’s intense bombardment of the Gaza Strip this week marked the most serious challenge yet for a fragile, U.S.-brokered ceasefire.

This comes after Hamas claimed that it uncovered the remains of two hostages during excavations in Gaza City on Tuesday evening. The Red Cross is en route to the Gaza Strip to collect the remains of two hostages from Hamas,

Explosions could be seen in the Gaza night sky after Benjamin Netanyahu announced that he has ordered “powerful strikes” in the enclave. At least two people have been killed and four injured after Israel struck a neighbourhood south of Gaza City on Tuesday (28 October),