The stays of one other deceased hostage crossed into Israel after being handed over to the Pink Cross on Monday night native time, the Israel Protection Forces stated in an announcement posted on social media.
There have been considered 16 stays of deceased hostages nonetheless in Gaza earlier than this handover, with 12 confirmed units of stays already transferred.
The person’s identification wasn’t instantly recognized. The IDF requested that the “public act with sensitivity and look forward to the official identification, which can first be supplied to the households.”
“Hamas is required to uphold the settlement and take the required steps to return all of the deceased hostages,” it stated in an earlier assertion.
The return of all of the hostages — 20 residing and 28 useless — is a cornerstone of the U.S.-brokered Gaza peace plan. Hamas was alleged to have accomplished the handover by Monday, Oct. 13, however solely returned the 20 residing hostages by that deadline.
The return of the stays on Monday comes after U.S. senior envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel to attempt to maintain the peace course of on observe following a bout of violence over the weekend.
Netanyahu stated Monday the army dropped nearly 169 tons of bombs within the Gaza Strip over the weekend. The IDF stated it launched the strikes after two troopers had been killed when Hamas operatives opened fireplace with an RPG. Hamas has rejected Israel’s declare that it was concerned in that assault.
The skies over Gaza had been quiet once more on Monday, and each side recommitted to the peace course of.
Vice President JD Vance and second girl Usha Vance are following within the footsteps of Mr. Trump’s two peace envoys and departed for Israel on Monday afternoon, in line with a spokesman for Vance. Shosh Bedrosian, a spokeswoman for Netanyahu’s workplace, stated Monday that Vance and his spouse are anticipated to be in Israel “for a number of days and will probably be assembly with the prime minister.”
The IDF stated on Monday it was marking a so-called “yellow line” — the road to which Israeli troops withdrew as a part of the peace plan.
