Daijiworld Media Network - Jerusalem
Jerusalem, Oct 22: Israel’s military confirmed that Hamas has handed over the remains of two more hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza. Since the ceasefire began on October 10, the remains of 13 hostages have been returned to Israel, while another 13 still need to be recovered.
During his visit to Israel on Tuesday, US Vice President JD Vance urged “a little bit of patience” amid growing Israeli frustration with the pace of hostage returns. “Some of these hostages are buried under thousands of pounds of rubble. Some of the hostages, nobody even knows where they are,” he said.
Israel is releasing 15 Palestinian bodies for each dead hostage, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. It said that Israel has so far transferred 165 bodies since earlier this mont