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Israel Hits Gaza Over Hostage-Remains Dispute, Then Signals Return to Ceasefire

Israel says Hamas returned previously recovered remains, a dispute now testing the U.S.-brokered truce.

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Palestinians watch as Egyptian machinery and workers search for the bodies of hostages in Hamad City, Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025.
Members of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, along with Egyptian workers and machinery, search for the bodies of hostages in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)
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Overview

  • Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered immediate 'powerful' strikes after officials said remains handed over by Hamas matched Ofir Tzarfati, whose body was recovered in 2023, calling it a clear violation.
  • Gaza health agencies reported heavy casualties from the strikes, with at least 81 to 101 people killed, while the IDF said it targeted more than 30 command figures.
  • An Israeli military official reported troops came under fire in Rafah and returned shots, an incident cited as a ceasefire breach that Hamas publicly denied.
  • Hamas postponed a planned handover of a recovered hostage’s body, accused Israel of truce violations, and rejected IDF claims—supported by released drone footage—that it staged or buried remains for a false recovery.
  • By Wednesday, the IDF said it was returning to the ceasefire, and U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said the truce remains in place despite intermittent skirmishes.