There are now three remaining deceased hostages in Gaza, following Thursday's return of the body of Meni Goddard. Israeli authorities have been releasing the bodies of Palestinians in exchange for the return of hostage remains.
The ceasefire is broadly holding in Gaza. Elsewhere, Israel is continuing strikes on what it says are Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon. The Israel Defense Forces is also continuing raids in parts of the occupied West Bank.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, last week that the war "has not ended," warning that "those who seek to do us harm are re-arming."
Netanyahu and other officials, meanwhile, have reiterated their intention to block future Palestinian statehood ahead of a planned United Nations Security Council vote on the U.S. plan for post-war Gaza.
Israeli troops shoot dead alleged West Bank attacker, IDF says
The Israel Defense Forces said in a statement on Sunday that one person was shot dead in the Israeli-occupied West Bank after allegedly throwing an explosive at Israeli troops there.
This file photo shows Israeli forces hindering access of Palestinians and foreign activists to olive trees during olive harvest, in the village of Tell, near Nablus, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Oct. 20, 2025.
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"During an offensive operation by a reserve battalion from the Samaria Brigade last night in the Nablus area, a terrorist threw an explosive device at the force," the IDF said.
"The force responded with fire and eliminated the terrorist," it added. "There were no casualties among our forces."
Nov 13, 2025, 4:45 PM EST
Body returned to Israel identified as hostage Meni Goddard
A body returned to Israel on Thursday has been identified as abductee Meni Goddard, according to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office.
"The Government of Israel shares in the deep sorrow of the Goddard family and all the families of the deceased abductees,” the prime minister’s office said in a statement. “The Government and the entire Israeli Public Security apparatus are determined, committed and working tirelessly to return all of our deceased abductees for a proper burial in their country.”
There are now three remaining deceased hostages in Gaza.
Nov 13, 2025, 4:13 PM EST
West Bank mosque torched by Israeli settlers
Israeli settlers are accused of committing an arson attack on the Hajja Hamida Mosque in the occupied West Bank.
Young Palestinians look at the damage in the Hajja Hamida Mosque after it was reportedly set on fire and vandalized by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian village of Deir Istiya, near Salfit in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on November 13, 2025.
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Photos show windows smashed and parts of the mosque entirely charred, including the carpet floor and the Quran and other books.
Graffiti was also written in Hebrew on the mosque's back wall, saying, “He will exact vengeance on his enemies,” and, "We are not afraid of you Gen. Avi Bluth,” referring to the chief of the Israel Defense Forces Central Command.
A Palestinian man looks at the damage in the Hajja Hamida Mosque after it was reportedly set on fire and vandalized by Israeli settlers in the Palestinian village of Deir Istiya, near Salfit in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on November 13, 2025.
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A view of graffiti left by Israeli settlers on Al-Hajja Hamida Mosque, after an attack by Israeli settlers, in Der Estya village, near Salfitt, the West Bank, November 13, 2025.
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"This assault constitutes a blatant violation of freedom of worship and a provocation of citizens' sentiments, and it comes under the policy of systematic escalation practiced by the government of the occupation and its settlers," the governor of Salfit in the West Bank said in a statement.
The United Nations is “deeply disturbed” by the attack, said Stéphane Dujarric, spokesperson for the U.N. secretary-general.
“We have and will continue to condemn attacks by Israeli settlers on Palestinians and their property in the West Bank,” Dujarric said in a statement. “Israel, as the occupying power, has a responsible party to protect the civilian population and ensure that those responsible for these attacks, including this attack on a mosque and the spray painting of horrendous language on the mosque, be brought to account."
-ABC News’ Camilla Alcini and Will Gretsky
Nov 13, 2025, 2:37 PM EST
Another body returned to Israel, 3 believed to remain in Gaza
The Red Cross has handed over the coffin of another deceased person to Israeli forces inside Gaza, according to the Israeli Prime Minister's Office.
The deceased will be transferred to Israel and be received in military status with the chief military rabbi before being transferred to the Ministry of Health's National Center for Forensic Medicine, the prime minister's office said. After being identified, an official announcement will be made to the family, the office said.
There are believed to be three remaining hostage bodies in Gaza.
-ABC News’ Will Gretsky, Ellie Kaufman and Jordana Miller
