The bodies of 13 deceased hostages are believed to still be in Gaza.
U.S. officials -- including Vice President JD Vance, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner -- traveled to Israel this week for high-level meetings, discussing the next steps in the delicate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Israel has accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire deal by withholding the bodies of the remaining 13 deceased hostages thought to have died during or after the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023. Hamas has said the return of the remaining bodies "may take some time" due to the destruction.
A Hamas spokesperson said that the destruction in Gaza is delaying their ability to hand over the remaining Israeli hostage bodies, and said they will need more equipment to retrieve them.
The spokesperson also accused the Israelis of violating the ceasefire agreement.
-ABC News’ Will Gretsky
The coffin of a deceased Israeli has now arrived in Israeli territory and will be taken for identification at the Israeli Ministry of Health’s National Institute for Forensic Medicine, Israeli officials said.
The International Committee of the Red Cross said its members facilitated the transfer of remains of a deceased hostage.
The Kerem Shalom and Kissufim crossings have reopened, allowing desperately needed aid into Gaza.
On Thursday, 950 trucks entered Gaza, and from Friday to Sunday, 936 trucks crossed over, according to a senior Trump administration official. Another 990 trucks are projected to cross on Monday, the official said.
-ABC News’ Mariam Khan
A coffin of a deceased Israeli has been transferred to Israeli custody and remains in Gaza, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said. The coffin will next be taken to Israel and will head to the Israeli Ministry of Health’s National Center for Forensic Medicine.
