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Hamas returns body of Israeli soldier held since 2014, bringing closure to Goldin family

Israel has received the remains of soldier Hadar Goldin, held in Gaza since 2014. The handover ends an 11-year ordeal for his family and marks progress in the ongoing truce.

Holed-up Hamas fighters test future of Trump’s Gaza peace plan

The almost month-old ceasefire has twice been shaken by airstrikes launched by Israel in retaliation for ambushes against its troops around the southern Gaza town of Rafah, which it blamed on Hamas

Remains of five hostages still in Gaza: What we know so far

Since the U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire, Hamas has returned 23 hostage remains, but delays over five others—reportedly buried under rubble—have strained truce terms as Israel threatens renewed military action.

Why returning hostage bodies matters and endangers Gaza–Israel truce

The slow return of hostage remains between Israel and Hamas has become a deeply emotional and politically sensitive issue, threatening the fragile ceasefire as both sides accuse each other of delaying exchanges.

At least 30 killed as Israel strikes Gaza despite ceasefire; Vance says US-brokered truce still holding

At least 30 people were killed as Israel carried out air strikes in Gaza despite a ceasefire, after accusing Hamas of attacking its troops and breaching the US-brokered truce.

News updates live: President Droupadi Murmu flies sortie in Rafale Fighter

She will be the first President to fly in IAF’s most modern Rafale fighter aircraft. Droupadi Murmu has already flown in a Sukhoi-30MKI in 2023.

As Israel returns bodies, Palestinians face a grisly search through corpses for lost loved ones

Israel gave no identification for the bodies and doesn't allow DNA testing material into Gaza. The bodies are heavily decomposed and damaged, and it’s up to families to recognize their loved ones.

Hamas wants to stay: How the group is shaping its future in Gaza under the cease-fire

After a fragile truce, Hamas is manoeuvring to retain power in Gaza while negotiators push for alternatives to its direct rule.

Congress MP Imran Masood stirs row, compares Bhagat Singh to Hamas: ‘Both were fighting for their land’

The Congress MP became agitated on being told that Hamas was a terrorist organisation and asked “Was Bhagat Singh a terrorist as well?”

US steps up diplomacy after Gaza truce shaken

The latest events reflected the stumbling blocks to keeping the long-sought ceasefire from unravelling and securing a lasting peace after two years of war in Gaza

Israel says ceasefire and aid to resume after airstrikes kill 26 in Gaza

US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire he brokered was still in place.

US warns of ‘imminent’ attack by Hamas against Palestinians

Earlier this week, Hamas executed Palestinians accused of collaborating with Israel

Hamas gives Israel another hostage body, vows to return rest calling war threats 'unacceptable pressure tactics'

Turkey dispatched a team of specialists to help retrieve remains buried under the rubble, but the group was still waiting Friday for Israeli permission to enter the territory.

Cease-fire, same rulers? Why Hamas is back on the streets of Gaza

Visible patrols, public reprisals and reopened offices signal Hamas’s bid to retain street-level control even as a cease-fire and postwar plan take shape.

Turkish experts to help find bodies in Gaza, as Trump warns Hamas: 'We will have no choice but to...'

"If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them," Trump said on Truth Social in an apparent reference to recent shootings of Palestinian civilians.

Israel, Hamas trade blame over truce violations, Rafah border reopening eyed but no date set

A dispute over the return of hostages' bodies held by Hamas threatens to derail the truce and other unresolved elements of the plan, including disarmament of militants and Gaza’s future governance.

Hamas 'intend to honour deal' on hostage bodies, say senior US advisers

The US officials stressed the complexity involved in getting the remaining bodies from the ruins, echoing Hamas's own complaints that it could not retrieve more without specialized equipment.

Israel threatens to resume fighting if Hamas does not respect Gaza truce deal

The statement from Defence Minister Israel Katz's office came after Hamas handed over the remains of two more deceased hostages, and said it would be unable to retrieve any more bodies from the ruins of Gaza without specialised equipment.

Trump says Israel could resume fighting if Hamas does not follow Gaza ceasefire deal: 'Will return to those streets'

Speaking to CNN, Trump said, “Israel will return to those streets as soon as I say the word. If Israel could go in and knock the cr*p out of them, they’d do that.”

Gaza ceasefire: What’s paused, what’s promised, and what still isn’t settled

Hostages and prisoners are out, guns are quiet—for now. The hardest questions start here: disarmament, who governs, and when Israeli troops leave.

Israel says four more hostage remains returned from Gaza, sends 45 Palestinian bodies

Israel refused to reopen the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, accusing Hamas of failing to meet its obligation to return the bodies of Israeli captives who died while in Gaza.

'Perhaps violently': Trump warns Hamas will be made to disarm 'if they don't'

Although the disarmament of Hamas is listed as a core point in Trump’s 20-step Gaza proposal, he offered no details about how or by whom this would be enforced, nor whether American troops might be involved.