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IDF troops receive remains of killed hostages at official ceremony, October 14, 2025.
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks during a ceremony at the National Police Academy in Beit Shemesh, September 15, 2025

Ben-Gvir reacts to Hamas returning remains not belonging to a hostage

Trucks carrying aid bound for Gaza cross the border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect, in Rafah, Egypt, October 12, 2025.

Israel reopens Rafah crossing after Hamas returns hostage remains, aid entering at normal levels

 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against backdrop of IDF soldiers at war in Gaza (illustration).

Hamas must disarm or 'all hell breaks loose,' Netanyahu tells CBS


Hostage forum demands immediate meeting with IDF chief over Hamas ceasefire violation

The Hostage and Missing Families Forum want to know Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir's plans for the military's actions after Hamas failed to return all murdered hostage remains within 72 hours of the ceasefire.

Hostage families, Israelis rejoice at Hostages Square following news of a peace deal.

‘Heinous crimes’: PA condemns Hamas for reported executions in Gaza

The Palestinian Authority "strongly condemned" the reported field executions carried out by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, a statement shared by the Palestinian News and Information Agency (WAFA) said.

An image of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is seen as security forces guard in the West Bank city of Hebron, December 24, 2024

Israel tells UN will only allow half agreed number of aid trucks into Gaza

The restriction will be enacted due to Hamas's failure to return the remains of deceased Israeli hostages within the 72-hour window agreed on by Israel and Hamas.

Palestinians gather to collect aid supplies from trucks that entered Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip October 12, 2025.

Arafat's nephew returns to West Bank with plan for post-war Gaza

Nasser al-Qudwa's plan hinges on Palestinian Authority reforms and Hamas peacefully transforming into a non-violent political faction.

YITZHAK RABIN and Yasser Arafat, under the gaze of then-US president Bill Clinton, sign a peace protocol on the White House lawn in 1993.

Remains of four hostages arrive at forensic institute, police confirm, names not yet announced

The bodies of four as-yet unidentified hostages entered into IDF custody, and have been transferred to the National Institute for Forensic Medicine in Abu Kabir for identification.

Remains of four hostages arrive at the National Center of Forensic Medicine in Abu Kabir, October 15, 2025.

Hamas initiates reign of terror to assert power in Gaza - analysis

Hamas has launched several attacks on rival clans, killing "collaborators" attempting to challenge Hamas's superiority in post-ceasefire Gaza.

A Palestinian man points a weapon in the air, after US President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas agreed on the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire, in the central Gaza Strip October 9, 2025.

Returning hostage remains from Gaza may take 'weeks,' Red Cross spokesperson says

"That's an even bigger challenge than having the people alive being released. That's a massive challenge," said the ICRC's spokesperson Christian Cardon.

A Red Cross vehicle transports hostages, held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, following their handover as part of a ceasefire and hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City October 13, 2025.

CNN's Amanpour suggests Hamas's hostages were 'treated better than the average Gazan'

The CNN anchor made the remark live on News Central, later apologizing for her "insensitive and wrong" comments.

Christiane Amanpour CBE, Chief International Anchor, CNN speaks at the Sir Harry Evans Investigative Journalism Summit in London, Britain, May 15, 2024.

A time to heal: The end of the war should not bring Israel back to pre-Oct. 7 debates - opinion

Israel needs time to heal, not a return to the pre-October 7 tribal clashes. 

PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu should emphasize that our victorious soldiers represent all of Israel, Jews and non-Jews, leftists and rightists, religious and secular, Bibi-lovers and Bibi-bashers too, says the writer.

The need for penalty clauses: Punishments for breaking peace deals - opinion

Almost none of the dozens of agreements of the past seven decades have spelled out any specific penalties for infractions or for not following through on the parties’ commitments.

Slain Israeli Prime Minister Rabin with former US President Bill Clinton and former PLO President Yasser Arafat after signing the Oslo Accords at the White House on September 13, 1993.

Explosions in Gaza City area as Hamas clashes with ‘collaborators with Israel’

The terror group has already killed dozens of people across Gaza following the IDF's partial withdrawal.

Hamas police officers stand guard, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, October 11, 2025.