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US Proposes Safe Passage for Hamas Fighters to Bolster Gaza Truce, DNA Rules Out Hostage Remains

Muslim foreign ministers will meet in Istanbul on Monday to consider steps that could reinforce the pause.

Overview

  • The United States relayed a corridor proposal to Hamas through Egyptian and Qatari mediators to help stabilize the ceasefire.
  • The ICRC transferred three sets of partial remains to Israeli authorities, and Abu Kabir forensic tests indicate they are not Israeli hostages.
  • Israeli officials confirmed the identities of two bodies previously returned by Hamas as Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch.
  • Washington is opposing Israel’s plan to channel aid via 10–20 delivery points along the so‑called Yellow Line in Gaza.
  • Tensions on the Lebanon border continued, with regional media reporting a US idea for an internationally administered buffer zone in the south.