Tag: Israel Defense Forces

IDF identifies remains of returned hostage as Tanzanian student Joshua Lolitu Mollel

Nov. 6 (UPI) -- Israeli forensics specialists on Thursday identified the remains of Joshua Lolitu Mollel, a Tanzanian…

Hamas returns remains of U.S.-Israeli hostage Itay Chen to Israel

Nov. 5 (UPI) -- The Israel Defense Forces has informed the family of Staff Sgt. Itay Chen, an…

Remains returned by Hamas are not hostages, Israel says

Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Hamas handed over the remains of three people, but they don't match any of…

Israel receives remains of two deceased hostages held in Gaza

Israel received the remains two deceased hostages held in Gaza on Thursday afternoon. The remains were transferred to…

Hamas hands over 2 more bodies, says its committed to cease-fire

Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Hamas on Thursday handed over the remains of two more bodies it says are…

Israeli strikes kill at least 50, including dozens of children

Oct. 29 (UPI) -- At least 50 people were killed in Gaza, including more than two dozen children,…

Red Cross receives body of hostage from Hamas, transfers remains to Israel

Oct. 27 (UPI) -- The Red Cross received the remains of a deceased hostage from Hamas in Gaza…

Israel receives body of deceased hostage transferred from Hamas, Israeli military says

Israel received the coffin of a deceased hostage from Gaza on Monday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and…

Israel does not need US permission for fresh Gaza strikes, insists Netanyahu

Israel does not need permission to launch strikes on Gaza, Benjamin Netanyahu has said.Speaking at a weekly cabinet…

Trump’s babysitting of Netanyahu puts the US in charge on Gaza

An American official called it “Bibi-sitting” – a revolving door of the highest-ranking members of the Trump administration…

Oldest hostage taken by Hamas among two deceased returned to Israel Tuesday

The body of the oldest hostage taken by Hamas following its October 7, 2023 attacks was among two…

Israel-Hamas ceasefire “going frankly better than I expected”

Vice President JD Vance and Mr. Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner said Tuesday that the U.S.-brokered plan to end…