Exclusive: Red Cross acts as ‘neutral intermediary’ to recover hostages’ remains in areas under Israeli control The International Committee of the Red Cross has 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, as the Palestinian militant group … Read more
With no law, order or any alternative administration under the ceasefire, the group is using violence to deter rivals Throughout Israel’s two-year war in Gaza, aid officials working in the territory avoided naming Hamas in conversations they suspected might be intercepted, instead referring to the militant Islamist group as the “de facto authority”. This careful … Read more
President Trump said the remaining hostages held in Gaza would be released Monday or Tuesday. But the specifics of the deal remain unclear.