Israel receives bodies of 4 captives from Red Cross in Gaza: Report
Israel has confirmed that it received the bodies of four hostages from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) inside the Gaza Strip.
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Israel has confirmed that it received the bodies of four hostages from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) inside the Gaza Strip.
The reconstruction of the Gaza Strip will require as much as $70 bln, Jaco Cilliers, the Special Representative of the Administrator for the Programme of Assistance to the Palestinian People, has stated at a briefing.
The cease-fire talks in Egypt showed that with pressure on Hamas and Israel, seemingly huge impediments could be overcome or set aside.
Gianni Infantino, the head of soccer’s global governing body, frequently appears alongside President Trump at events outside the realm of sports.
The Israeli government is considering limits on aid to Gaza to penalize Hamas for not turning over more bodies of former hostages. But devastation in the enclave complicates the retrieval of all remains.
Hamas released hostages and agreed to abide by a cease-fire, but persuading it to lay down its arms is another matter.
Almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners were freed from Israeli detention under the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal.
“We were happy for our prisoners — and for the Israelis, too,” one Gaza resident said. “We love peace and the truce.”
The Palestinian leader was recently denied a U.S. visa, preventing him from going to the United Nations last month to witness the recognition of a Palestinian state by several nations.
With Hamas freeing the last 20 living Israeli hostages and Israel releasing some 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, President Trump proclaimed an ‘end’ to the war, but big questions about Gaza’s future remain.