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Hamas armed wing says to hand over another hostage body at 1700 GMT

Hamas' armed wing said on Monday it would hand over at 1700 GMT the remains of a hostage recovered a day earlier in Gaza.

AFP WORLD
Published October 20,2025
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Hamas's armed wing said it would return on Monday the body of a hostage recovered the day before as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel.

The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades said it "will hand over the body of an Israeli prisoner, which was exhumed yesterday in the Gaza Strip, at 8 pm Gaza time (1700 GMT)".

If the handover takes place, it will be the 13th deceased hostage returned by Hamas since the ceasefire took effect on October 10.