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Hamas-Israel Ceasefire Update

The delicate truce between Israel and Hamas continues this week. It started with Monday’s long-awaited exchange of prisoners, with Hamas releasing all 20 living Israeli hostages under the terms of the ceasefire. Since then, Hamas has returned 10 bodies, and Israel’s military identified nine of them as hostages.

There are more. Remember: Israel believes there were 28 total deceased hostages in Gaza before the exchange. That means several bodies have not yet been released—or even located. Hamas insists it has no other hostages.

This will become a major sticking point over the next hours or days. Israel has shared intelligence with the U.S. claiming that Hamas has access to more bodies than it claims, and it’s not doing enough to recover them.

This puts the entire ceasefire into uncertainty. Will Israel resume military operations if Hamas can’t locate any other hostages? We will see.

Here’s a snapshot of what else is happening on the ground: