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Hamas Says It Has Returned All Hostage Remains It Can Recover
ByEphrat Livni October 15, 2025October 16, 2025

The militants said they would need special equipment to retrieve more bodies in Gaza. The announcement could put the truce with Israel at risk.

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With Truce in Place, Hamas Pursues Bloody Crackdown on Rivals in Gaza
ByIyad Abuheweila, Aaron Boxerman and Sanjana Varghese October 15, 2025

A video this week captured Hamas fighters in Gaza executing Palestinian rivals as the militant group tries to assert that it is still the dominant force in the territory after two years of war with Israel.

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With Truce in Place, Hamas Pursues Bloody Crackdown on Rivals in Gaza
ByIyad Abuheweila, Aaron Boxerman and Sanjana Varghese October 15, 2025October 15, 2025

A video this week captured Hamas fighters in Gaza executing Palestinian rivals as the militant group tries to assert that it is still the dominant force in the territory after two years of war with Israel.

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Body handed over by Hamas is not hostage, says Israel, as Palestinian dead ‘arrive back in cuffs’
ByDaniel Boffey in Jerusalem October 15, 2025

Israel says one of four bodies handed over by Hamas on Tuesday night is not a missing hostageGaza ceasefire – live updatesOne of the four bodies handed over by Hamas is not a missing hostage, Israel has said.Meanwhile a hospital in Gaza said the 45 ano…

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First Burials to Be Held for Israelis Returned From Gaza
ByAdam Rasgon October 15, 2025October 15, 2025

Hamas has handed over the bodies of eight people, but says it is struggling to find the remains of others after two years of war.

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‘They will disarm or we will disarm them,’ Trump warns Hamas as Gaza ceasefire unfolds – video
ByMiddle East and north Africa | The Guardian October 15, 2025

Donald Trump suggested he might resort to violent methods to disarm Hamas after it was agreed in a ceasefire deal that the militant group would give up its weapons. Hamas released the bodies of a further four deceased hostages on Tuesday as part of the…

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Gaza ceasefire live: families say bodies of three further hostages identified amid reports vital aid crossing to reopen
ByAmy Sedghi (now) and Kate Lamb (earlier) October 15, 2025

Israel previously said the flow of aid would be cut by half and Rafah crossing would not open as planned due to delay in returning bodies of hostagesIsrael limits aid into Gaza in dispute over hostages’ remainsUnder Gaza’s ceasefire deal, Israel freed …

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Netanyahu says bodies of hostages received as Trump reportedly says fighting could resume if Hamas fails to uphold agreement – as it happened
ByAmy Sedghi (now) and Kate Lamb (earlier) October 15, 2025October 15, 2025

This live blog is now closed. For the latest on Gaza, read more coverage here. The Israeli military said on Wednesday that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas the previous day as part of the ceasefire deal is not that of one of the hostages who was …

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Trump says Hamas will be forced to disarm or ‘we will disarm them’
ByAndrew Roth in Washington October 14, 2025

US president says it should take place in a ‘reasonable period of time’ amid questions over group’s statusGaza ceasefire – live updatesDonald Trump has said that Hamas will be forced to disarm as questions have swirled around the group’s status followi…

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How the U.S. and the Arab World Teamed Up to Seal the Gaza Deal
ByAdam Rasgon, David M. Halbfinger, Natan Odenheimer, Ronen Bergman and Luke Broadwater October 14, 2025October 15, 2025

The cease-fire talks in Egypt showed that with pressure on Hamas and Israel, seemingly huge impediments could be overcome or set aside.

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