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Remains of American Israeli hostage among 3 bodies returned by Hamas, IDF says

PHOTO: Omer Neutra, a soldier and American Israeli hostage who was kidnapped in the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, is pictured in this undated handout photo.
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Bring Them Home Now via Reuters
Trump 'really leaning into' peace deal moving forward in Gaza: Former DHS official
By David Brennan, Megan Forrester, Nadine El-Bawab
Last Updated: October 30, 2025, 5:13 PM

U.S. President Donald Trump pressed Hamas to act faster in returning the bodies of deceased hostages amid a delicate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

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 wrought in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday instructed the country's military to "carry out powerful strikes in Gaza," a statement from his office said, in response to alleged ceasefire violations by Hamas.

The Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday they had resumed the ceasefire.

Key Headlines

  • Body of American Israeli hostage returned by Hamas
  • 30 bodies returned to Gaza, ICRC says
  • More than 200 killed since Gaza ceasefire went into effect: Doctors Without Borders
  • IDF says it resumed Gaza ceasefire after strikes
Here's how the news is developing.

Oct 30, 2025 5:13 PM

More than 200 killed since Gaza ceasefire went into effect: Doctors Without Borders

More than 200 people have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas went into effect on Oct. 10, Doctors Without Borders said on Thursday, citing the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health.

At least 104 people were killed after Israel resumed strikes on Gaza in a brief break in the ceasefire earlier this week, according to the Ministry of Health. At least 253 people were injured, the ministry said.

PHOTO: Palestinian women mourn their relatives killed in an Israeli army strike, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Oct. 29, 2025.
Yousef Al Zanoun/AP
Palestinian women mourn their relatives killed in an Israeli army strike, at Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, Oct. 29, 2025.
Yousef Al Zanoun/AP


"We need a sustained ceasefire to stop the overwhelming level of death and catastrophic injuries suffered by civilians," Doctors Without Borders Senior Communications Officer Brienne Prusak said in a statement Thursday.

-ABC News' Nadine Shubailat


Oct 30, 2025 4:01 PM

2 coffins now in Israeli custody

Israeli forces are now in possession of two coffins transferred to them from the Red Cross, the Israeli prime minister’s office said in a release Thursday.

The coffins will be taken to Israel and will be examined by the Israeli Ministry of Health’s National Center for Forensic Medicine for identification, it noted.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller


Oct 30, 2025 3:24 PM

2 coffins transferred to Red Cross in Gaza, on their way to IDF

Two coffins have been transferred to the Red Cross inside Gaza and are on their way to be transferred to Israel Defense Forces’ custody, the IDF and the Israeli Security Agency said in a joint statement on Thursday.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller



Oct 29, 2025 6:18 PM

Israeli forces struck 30 'terrorist targets' across Gaza before announcing ceasefire resumed: IDF

Israeli forces struck 30 "terrorist targets" in Gaza from Tuesday into Wednesday before announcing the ceasefire was back in effect, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement.

The IDF conducted strikes in Khan Younis and in northern Gaza, it noted in separate statements.

At least 91 Palestinians were killed in these strikes across Gaza, according to Gaza Civil Defense.

The IDF also announced that one of its reservist soldiers was killed in an attack in Rafah on Tuesday. Israel cited the killing as one of the reasons why it conducted strikes on Gaza on Tuesday and Wednesday. Hamas denied involvement with the killing of the soldier.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller


Oct 29, 2025 8:46 AM

IDF says it resumed Gaza ceasefire after strikes

The Israel Defense Forces said in a Wednesday morning statement that it had resumed adherence to the ceasefire in Gaza "following a series of significant strikes in which dozens of terror targets and terrorists were attacked."

PHOTO: A mourner carries the body of a child during the funeral of Palestinians who, according to the medics, were killed in overnight Israeli strikes, at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, on Oct. 29, 2025.
Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters
A mourner carries the body of a child during the funeral of Palestinians who, according to the medics, were killed in overnight Israeli strikes, at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, on Oct. 29, 2025.
Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters

"The IDF will continue to enforce the agreement and respond forcefully to any violation," the statement said.

The Hamas-run Civil Defence agency said that at least 91 Palestinians were killed in the renewed strikes across Gaza.

The bombardment came after one Israeli soldier was killed in an attack in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Tuesday. Hamas denied involvement in the incident.


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