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Three deceased hostages return to Israel from the Gaza Strip

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The Office of the Israeli Prime Minister announced on Monday morning that the bodies of three Israeli hostages had been recovered from the Gaza Strip: Col. Asaf Hamami, Capt. Omer Neutra, and Staff Sgt. Oz Daniel.

According to the statement, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) facilitated the transfer of the bodies to Israel on Sunday evening.

Their identities were confirmed overnight. Israeli authorities noted that the remains of eight other abducted Israelis are still being held inside Gaza.
 

Hamas Returns Body of American Hostage Omer Neutra — His Father: ‘So Much Pain, So Much Relief’​

Hamas returned the body of American-Israeli Capt. Omer Neutra to Israel on Sunday, a bittersweet handover his father marked with Jeremiah’s line that “your children shall return to their own land” — “Our Omer is on Israeli soil … so much pain, and so much relief.”

Speaking aboard Air Force One as it flew from Mar-a-Lago back to Washington, President Donald Trump said he had spoken with Neutra’s parents and confirmed that one of three sets of remains transferred Sunday was their son. “We got Neutra … I spoke to his parents,” the president said, noting Israel had received three bodies via the Red Cross and that efforts continue “for the remainder.”

His remarks underscored that under the October 10 agreement, Hamas was required to return all 20 living hostages within 72 hours and the 28 deceased it could locate in that window — a timetable Israel says Hamas has missed amid piecemeal, delayed transfers.

 
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