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Ceasefire Strains as Israel Says One Returned Body Is Not a Hostage and Aid Cutbacks Loom

Israel is conditioning aid flows on the full return and identification of deceased hostages, intensifying pressure on Hamas as the truce’s next phase is negotiated.

A gunman wearing the uniform of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, stands guard as Red Cross vehicles enter a warehouse allegedly to collect coffins containing the bodies of four deceased hostages, in Gaza City, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)
A gunman wearing the uniform of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, stands guard as Red Cross vehicles allegedly transporting coffins containing the bodies of four deceased hostages leave a warehouse for Israel, in Gaza City, Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Yousef Al Zanoun)
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)
Trucks loaded with humanitarian aid on the Egyptian side of the Rafah crossing

Overview

  • Israeli authorities said forensic tests showed one of four bodies handed over Tuesday was not a hostage, while three others were identified as Uriel Baruch, Tamir Nimrodi and Eitan Levi.
  • Eight sets of remains have been transferred since Monday, with seven confirmed as hostages and 20 still outstanding under the deal’s first-phase terms.
  • Israel notified the United Nations it would limit entry to roughly 300 aid trucks and restrict fuel, with reports of Rafah reopening and convoys moving subject to these conditions.
  • The U.S.-brokered plan paused major fighting after Hamas released the last 20 living hostages and Israel freed nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners.
  • Footage shows Hamas reasserting control in parts of Gaza, including executions of suspected collaborators, as President Trump warns the group must disarm and talks continue in Egypt on what comes next.