Gaza hostages

ICRC decries Hamas staging of hostage remains discovery as 'unacceptable'

An ICRC statement declared that the organization was "uaware" of the staging, and emphasized that "the return of remains to loved ones must not be politicized."

Red Cross officials undertake excavations in search for remains of slain hostages in the Gaza Strip, October 27, 2025
Palestinians seen carrying out Hamas-controlled excavations in search for remains of slain hostages in the Gaza Strip, October 27, 2025

Hamas claims it discovered the remains of two hostages during Gaza excavations

Palestinian gunmen walk as heavy machinery operates at a site where searches for deceased hostages kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel are underway amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 19, 2025.

Hamas intends to use bulldozers to bury hostage remains, not recover them, Israel suspects - KAN

Hamas searches for the remains of deceased hostages, kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7, 2023, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 28, 2025.

Hamas official squarely blames Israel for delayed return of hostages in Al Jazeera interview


IDF carries out 'powerful strikes' in Gaza following Hamas ceasefire breach, PMO confirms

Prime Minister Netanyahu immediately ordered the strikes after a security assessment with defense officials.

IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip on September 27, 2025.

Hamas delays returning remains of Gaza hostage, citing Israeli strikes

Hamas said earlier that it would return the remains at 8 p.m. on Tuesday night after claiming it had found additional remains in Khan Yunis.

A Hamas terrorist stands during the search for the bodies of deceased hostages, kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, October 28, 2025.

WATCH: IDF drone catches Hamas staging hostage Ofir Tzarfati's 'burial, discovery' in Gaza

The video, filmed by an IDF drone that had been in the area, shows Hamas members placing Tzarfati's remains in a freshly dug hole before covering the remains with dirt.

International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) searching for the remains of deceased hostages in Gaza City, October 28, 2025.

Who was Ofir Tzarfati, the hostage who will be reburied for the third time? - explainer

Tzarfati, of Kiryat Ata, attended the Nova festival alongside his partner, Shoval, and other close friends, to celebrate his 27th birthday.

Ofir Tzarfati.

Hostage forum demands meeting with Netanyahu after Hamas 'violations'

It is planned for Netanyahu to convene a meeting on Tuesday to discuss Israel's response to Hamas's violation of the ceasefire-hostage deal.

A woman reacts as families of Israeli hostages and supporters protest outside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence, marking the two-year anniversary of the deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas from Gaza, in Jerusalem, October 7, 2025

Israel's 'super goal': Dismantling Hamas's terror-tunnels remains top priority

Israel is directing the IDF in Gaza’s “yellow zone” to make tunnel demolition its central mission under the US-brokered Gaza deal while coordinating details with Washington.

Al-Quds Brigades fighter in Gaza’s Beit Hanun, pre-Oct. 7.

Hamas returns add'l remains of slain hostage Ofir Tzarfati, 13 bodies still remain in Gaza

Ofir Tzarfati was killed in Gaza, remains retrieved by Israeli forces in December 2023 • Israeli source to 'Post': 'This cannot go without a response'

Deceased Gaza hostage Ofir Tzarfati

'They asked how many I had killed, threatened to kill me,' freed hostage Yosef-Chaim Ohana recalls

Ohana spoke with N12 about his experiences in Hamas's terror captivity in the Gaza Strip, commenting for the first time since his October 12 release

Released Israeli hostage, Yosef-Chaim Ohana, held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, kisses his mother after being released, as part of a prisoner-hostage swap and a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, in Reim, Israel October 13, 2025.

Israel weighing five options if Hamas fails to return hostage remains, security sources say

Israel is working on alternative options if Hamas does not comply with demands to return the remains of hostages still in Gaza, security establishment insiders say.

Israeli soldiers enter Gaza at the border as seen from Israel, October 3, 2025

Hamas knows where hostages Hadar Goldin, Asaf Hamami buried, stalling return, source tells 'Post'

A source told The Jerusalem Post that Hamas is dragging its feet on returning the bodies of slain hostages Hadar Goldin and Col. Assaf Hamami.

(L-R): Slain Gaza hostages Hadar Goldin; Assaf Hamami

Hostage remains arrive at forensic institute for identification procedures

Forensic scientists are conducting tests on the remains to ascertain an official identification.

Red Cross vehicles transport the bodies of deceased hostages who had been held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, after they were handed over by Hamas militants as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Gaza City, October 14, 2025.