Hamas releases bodies of 4 hostages as first phase of Gaza ceasefire nears end

In the final exchange of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire, Hamas released the bodies of four hostages and Israel released hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. The six-week first phase ends on Saturday and details of a second phase are still to be determined. CBS News' Debora Patta has the latest.

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Hamas frees six hostages as first phase of ceasefire nears end

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Gaza ceasefire once again in doubt as first phase nears end

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Hamas says 4 bodies of Israeli hostages returned, the final release of phase one

Hamas said it returned the bodies of four Israeli hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. This was the final hostage release under the first phase of the ceasefire. Negotiations ...
CBS News - 17h
Hamas hands over bodies of 4 Israeli hostages in final first-phase swap

Israel begins release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners in accordance with ceasefire agreement
Financial Times - 14h
Hamas Releases Bodies of 4 Israeli Hostages

Hamas said it handed over four hostages to Israel in a display a senior U.N. official called “abhorrent and cruel.” Israel later said only three bodies belonged to captives.
The New York Times - 6d
Hamas to release bodies of 4 dead hostages, Netanyahu says

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Hamas releases 6 more hostages, signals readiness for next phase of shaky ceasefire

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The Hill - 5d
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CBS News - 5d
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The Guardian - 2d
Israel, Hamas agree on swap that would conclude first phase of ceasefire

Israeli and Hamas officials say they've agreed to exchange the bodies of dead hostages for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, concluding the first phase of a fragile ceasefire.
CBS News - 1d
Hamas says no Gaza ceasefire talks unless Israel releases prisoners

Israel postponed the release of 600 Palestinians, accusing Hamas of "humiliating" hostage handovers.
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Body released by Hamas is Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas, family says

Human remains returned by Hamas to Israel on Friday are those of hostage Shiri Bibas, her family said Saturday, two days after the Palestinian militant group returned the wrong body.
NBC News - 5d
Body released by Hamas is Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas, family says

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Hamas to free 6 more Israeli hostages from Gaza Strip in latest step of ceasefire

Hamas is set to free six more Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip
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Hamas releases more hostages in exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners as part of ceasefire deal

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Overnight, Hamas freed six more Israeli hostages in Gaza. The release is happening despite heightened tensions between Hamas and Israel after the terror group handed over a body that was ...
CBS News - 5d
IDF says 1 of 4 bodies returned to Israel from Hamas does not belong to a hostage

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ABC News - 6d
Middle East latest: Hamas will return bodies of 4 dead Israeli hostages in exchange for prisoners

Hamas says it will return the bodies of four Israeli hostages early Thursday in exchange for Israel releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners
ABC News - 1d
Hamas to turn over bodies of four Israeli hostages in exchange for release of hundreds of prisoners

Hamas says that it will return the bodies of four dead hostages on Thursday in exchange for Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, two days before the first phase of the ceasefire ...
ABC News - 1d
Israel releases over 600 Palestinian prisoners as Hamas returns bodies of four hostages

Gaza ceasefire appears to hold after four-day breach, as Israel says three of four bodies identified as of Thursday morning. See all our Middle East coverage Hamas has handed over the bodies ...
The Guardian - 13h
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NBC News - 5d
Hamas failure to return body is new ceasefire setback

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Hamas says deal reached with Israel on stalled ceasefire phase

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Six hostages released in Gaza as hundreds of Palestinians to be freed

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Israel says body released by Hamas was not Shiri Bibas

The Israeli military says the body released by Hamas was not that of Shiri Bibas as they claimed. “No match was found for the fourth body,” they say, describing it as “anonymous and unidentified.” ...
NBC News - 6d
Israel seeks Gaza ceasefire extension while shunning talks to end war

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Financial Times - 1d
Netanyahu sends delegation to Egypt to continue Gaza ceasefire talks with Hamas

Israeli team heads to Cairo as end of deal’s first phase approaches, but big differences remain between two sides. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has announced that he has instructed ...
The Guardian - 3h
Hamas’s failure to return Israeli mother’s body strains ceasefire

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The Hill - 6d
Newborns in Gaza are dying from the cold as fears rise over ceasefire's next phase

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NBC News - 1d
Concerns for ceasefire as Israel accuses Hamas of breaking promise to return hostage remains

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CBS News - 6d
Israel mourns dead hostages as ceasefire with Hamas runs out

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Financial Times - 17h
Israel receives bodies of 4 deceased hostages in exchange: Israeli PM

Hamas has transferred the bodies of four dead hostages to the Red Cross, an Israeli security official confirmed.
ABC News - 17h
Hamas hands over two more hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza

Yahoo News - 5d
Hamas hands over three more hostages to Red Cross in Gaza

Yahoo News - 5d
Bodies of the youngest Hamas hostages were retuned without their mother

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NBC News - 6d