Israel receives remains of more hostages
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U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday traveled to Israel and Egypt to celebrate the beginning of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, along with the return of the 20 remaining living hostages and the release of some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
A body Hamas returned to Israel as part of President Trump's ceasefire deal is not that of any of the hostages, the Israel Defense Forces said Wednesday.
Israeli authorities said the Red Cross was due to receive two more coffins containing the remains of deceased hostages.
Hamas released all 20 living Israeli hostages Monday, and Israel released more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners as part of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. U.S. President Donald Trump visited the region to discuss postwar plans.
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Israel Says Body Returned by Hamas Was Not That of A Hostage as Tensions Test Gaza Ceasefire
Hamas delivered four coffins to Israel late Tuesday, each thought to contain the remains of Israeli captives held in Gaza. But on Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) disclosed that forensic tests at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine determined that “the fourth body handed over
President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he would consider allowing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to resume military action in Gaza if Hamas refuses to uphold its end of the ceasefire deal,
Trump added, "This is not only the end of a war, this is the end of an age of terror and death and the beginning of the age of faith and hope and of God. It's the start of a grand concord of lasting harmony for Israel and all the nations of what will soon be a magnificent region."