Trump hints at 'action' if Hamas doesn't return hostage bodies
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.
Key Headlines
- Egyptian resources deployed in Gaza to help locate, recover Israeli hostage remains
- Netanyahu says Israel, not US, will decide security policy
- Trump hints at 'action' if Hamas doesn't return hostage bodies 'quickly’
- Rubio says West Bank annexation would 'threaten this whole process'
- Aid allowed into Gaza is still falling short of what is needed, WHO head says
Coffin of deceased Israeli returns to Israel
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.
Nearly 1,000 aid trucks entering Gaza on Monday: Trump administration
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
Coffin in Israeli custody in Gaza, will be taken for identification in Israel
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.
Coffin transferred to Red Cross in Gaza, on its way to IDF
A coffin has been transferred to the Red Cross in Gaza and is now on its way to be handed over to Israeli troops, Israeli officials said.