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(R) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on October 12, 2023. Blinken arrived in a show of solidarity after Hamas's surprise weekend onslaught in Israel, an AFP correspondent travelling with him reported. He is expected to visit Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Washington closes ranks with its ally that has launched a withering air campaign against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. (Photo by JACQUELYN MARTIN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) / (Background) Vehicles transporting the bodies of four hostages handed over following a ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Palestinian factions in Gaza arrive at the National Center for Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv on October 15, 2025. The Israeli military said October 15, 2025 the Red Cross was on its way to collect the remains of several hostages held by Palestinian militant groups in Gaza. "The Red Cross is on its way to the meeting point in the southern Gaza Strip, where several coffins of deceased hostages will be transferred into their custody," it said in a statement (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

IDF: One body returned by Hamas not that of a hostage, further complicating ceasefire

The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that one of the bodies handed over by the terrorist group Hamas the day before is “not that of a known hostage,” heightening tensions over the nerve-wracking ceasefire and hostage exchange deal.

‘Thank You’: Huge Trump welcome sign spotted on Tel Aviv beach

In front of the U.S. Embassy’s Tel Aviv branch, a massive sign displayed on the beach thanked President Donald Trump for his role in brokering the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

Israelis react after the release of Edan Alexander, an Israeli-US captive in the Gaza Strip since October 2023, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on May 12, 2025. Palestinian militant group Hamas announced on May 11, 2025 it would release Alexander as part of talks with the United States towards a ceasefire. (Photo by Menahem Kahana / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Edan Alexander, freed American hostage, returns to N.J. after being abducted in Gaza for nearly 600 days

Edan Alexander, the last American hostage in Gaza who was recently released from captivity, has finally returned back to his home in New Jersey.

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - OCTOBER 18: Photographs of some of those taken hostage by Hamas during their recent attacks are seen on October 18, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. As Israel prepares to invade the Gaza Strip in its campaign to vanquish Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that launched a deadly attack in southern Israel on October 7th, worries are growing of a wider war with multiple fronts, including at the country's northern border with Lebanon. Countries have scrambled to evacuate their citizens from Israel, and Israel has begun relocating residents some communities on its northern border. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of residents of northern Gaza have fled to the southern part of the territory, following Israel's vow to launch a ground invasion. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images)

Israel recovers bodies of U.S.-Israeli couple Judi Weinstein and Gadi Haggai from Gaza

The bodies of an elderly U.S.-Israeli couple, who were abducted by the Islamist terrorist group Hamas on October 7, 2023, have been recovered more than a year after they were initially reported to have been killed while in captivity.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C), Parliament Speaker Amir Ohana (R), and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon (L) attend the annual ceremony at the eve of Israel's Remembrance Day for fallen soldiers (Yom HaZikaron) at the Yad LaBanim Memorial in Jerusalem, on April 29, 2025. (Photo by Abir SULTAN / POOL / AFP) (Photo by ABIR SULTAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Israel Approves Plan To Expand Gaza Offensive And Intensify Operations Against Hamas

Israel has approved of a new plan to crank up its military offensive against Hamas, which includes taking over the entirety of Gaza and holding its territories, officials announced Monday.

An Iran flag waves at a park in northwestern Tehran, October 3, 2023. (Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Iran Kills And Mutilates American Hostage; Daughter Urges President Trump To Act

Gazelle Sharmahd, just returned from Germany-, where her father’s body was sent by the islamic republic of Iran. Jimmy Sharmahd, a German-American was kidnapped by the regime in 2020 during a layover in Dubai