Gaza ceasefire live: Israelis working to identify second group of hostage remains amid reports vital aid crossing to reopen

Israel previously said the flow of aid would be cut by half and Rafah crossing would not open as planned due to delay in returning bodies of hostagesIsrael limits aid into Gaza in dispute over hostages’ remainsBy Monday night, Hamas had released four bodies, and four more followed late on Tuesday. Of that second group of four bodies, three were identified, a group that represents many of their families said on Wednesday. The Hostages Family Forum, a group representing many of the hostages’ families, said the three were Uriel Baruch, Tamir Nimrodi and Eitan Levi. Baruch was kidnapped from the Nova music festival during the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. Nimrodi, who had been serving with the Israeli defence body overseeing humanitarian aid in Gaza, was taken by militants from the Erez border crossing. The forum says Levi was kidnapped while driving a friend to kibbutz Be’eri during the Hamas attack.Israel on Wednesday identified more bodies of dead hostages that were handed over by Hamas a day earlier to ease pressure on a fragile ceasefire in its war with Israel. The handover came after an Israeli military agency warned it would cut aid deliveries to Gaza as the militant group was not returning the remains as agreed. Three of four bodies handed over on Tuesday night were identified as Israeli hostages but the identity of the fourth remained in question, reports the Associated Press (AP). Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded that Hamas fulfil the requirements laid out in the ceasefire deal – introduced by US president Donald Trump – about the return of the hostages’ bodies. Netanyahu said: Continue reading...

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