cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/38142317

Lorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem
Mon 27 Oct 2025 08.14 EDT

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) accompanied members of Hamas inside areas of Gaza still under the control of the Israeli military to facilitate the search for the bodies of Israeli hostages, an official from the ICRC told the Guardian.

Under the US-brokered ceasefire, which took effect on 10 October, Hamas is required to return the remains of all Israeli hostages as soon as possible. In exchange, Israel has agreed to hand over 15 Palestinian bodies for each Israeli.

Hamas has so far returned the remains of 15 of those held captive but none in the past five days, as some of those bodies are believed to be in areas beyond the yellow line marking Gaza’s ceasefire.