Israel Receives Remains of Three Hostages as Ceasefire in Gaza Holds

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00:00Israel receives remains of three hostages as ceasefire in Gaza holds.

00:06Israel announced Sunday that the remains of three hostages had been returned from Gaza,

00:10marking another exchange under the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire that is held since October 10, 2025.

00:17According to the Associated Press, Hamas said the bodies were recovered from a tunnel in southern Gaza

00:22and handed over through the International Red Cross.

00:25Since the truce began, Palestinian militants have returned the remains of 17 Israeli hostages,

00:32with 11 more believed to remain in Gaza before Sunday's transfer.

00:36Israel has pressed Hamas to expedite the process,

00:38while Hamas maintains that extensive destruction has made recovery efforts slow and dangerous.

00:44Israeli forensic teams are examining the remains before confirming their identities to families.

00:50Relatives of the hostages have continued to hold weekly rallies,

00:53urging restraint and renewed efforts for peace.

00:56This cursed war has taken so many lives of dear people on both sides of the fence.

01:01This time, we must not fall into it again, said Moran Harari, a friend of one victim,

01:07during a gathering in Jerusalem.

01:09As part of the ongoing arrangement, Israel has also returned the remains of 15 Palestinians

01:13in exchange for the Israeli bodies.

01:16Gaza's health ministry reports that of the 225 Palestinian remains received since the ceasefire began,

01:22only 75 have been identified due to limited DNA testing capacity.

01:27The exchange process remains a key component of the 20-point U.S.-brokered ceasefire plan,

01:33which also envisions an international stabilization force led by Arab nations to secure Gaza's borders.

01:39Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said,

01:41operations continue against remaining Hamas factions in Rafa and Khan Yunus,

01:46even as both sides maintain the truce.

01:48Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said,