{"id":2503353,"date":"2025-10-27T09:49:01","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T13:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/egypt-sends-team-to-gaza-to-help-hamas-find-hostage-remains\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T09:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T13:50:14","slug":"egypt-sends-team-to-gaza-to-help-hamas-find-hostage-remains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/egypt-sends-team-to-gaza-to-help-hamas-find-hostage-remains\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt sends team to Gaza to help Hamas find hostage remains"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fegypt-sends-team-to-gaza-to-help-hamas-find-hostage-remains%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2503353&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Egypt has sent a team to Gaza to assist Hamas in locating the remains of Israeli and U.S. hostages held in the territory. This effort follows a ceasefire brokered earlier this month by former President Donald Trump, under which Hamas has already returned the bodies of 15 hostages. However, Hamas has struggled to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >retrieve 13 additional bodies buried<\/a> in the rubble, leading to Trump&#8217;s warning for faster action. <\/p>\n<p>The Egyptian team, equipped with engineering vehicles and accompanied by the Red Cross, entered Gaza to aid in the search, with approval from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israeli intelligence has reportedly identified the locations of nine hostages&#8217; remains and is cooperating by allowing Hamas operatives, escorted by the Red Cross, to access Israeli-controlled areas in Gaza for the search.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas&#8217;s Gaza chief confirmed that the group has begun intensive efforts to find the remaining bodies. Jared Kushner,a key negotiator of the ceasefire,emphasized the collaborative work among Israel,Hamas,and mediators to recover the remains and urged all sides to maintain proactive interaction to avoid delays.<\/p>\n<p>Humanitarian aid has also started flowing into Gaza through Egypt since the ceasefire,partly due to U.S. pressure, although some challenges remain.The situation remains delicate, with ongoing diplomatic efforts to ensure the recovery of hostages&#8217; bodies and the continued delivery of aid.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Egypt sends team to Gaza to help Hamas find hostage remains<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2369344\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/egypt\/\">Egypt <\/a>launched an effort over the weekend to help locate the bodies of Israeli and U.S. hostages held by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\">Hamas <\/a>in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The terrorist group has already located and returned 15 of the hostages&rsquo; remains under the terms of the Gaza ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, which President Donald Trump brokered earlier this month.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3864631\/trump-begins-asia-trip-major-trade-deal-openness-meeting-kim-jong-un\/\">Trump has begun Asia trip with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-nikki-haley-attending-beijing-olympics-after-tokyo-would-give-propaganda-victory-to-china\/\" title=\"EXCLUSIVE: Nikki Haley: Attending Beijing Olympics After Tokyo Would Give \u2018Propaganda Victory\u2019 To China\">major trade deal<\/a> and openness to meeting Kim Jong Un<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3864614\/trump-putin-should-be-ending-war-not-testing-missiles\/\">Trump says Putin should be ending war, not &lsquo;testing missiles&rsquo; ahead of landing in Japan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3864514\/milei-party-wins-big-argentina-midterm-elections\/\">Milei&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mileis-party-wins-big-in-argentina-midterm-elections\/\" title=\"Milei&#039;s party wins big in Argentina midterm elections\">party wins big<\/a> in Argentina midterm elections<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>However, Hamas said it has had difficulty retrieving the remains of 13 additional bodies lost in the Gaza rubble, prompting<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3864274\/trump-new-deadline-hamas-return-bodies-dead-hostages\/\"> a warning from Trump<\/a> to move faster and leading to Egypt&rsquo;s involvement in the matter. Along with Qatar and Turkey, Egypt was one of the primary mediators that worked with the Trump team to negotiate the peace deal between Hamas and Israel.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>An Egyptian team of experts entered the Gaza Strip on Saturday with several engineering vehicles, excavators, and other equipment to assist with locating the bodies. The Red Cross is also involved in the latest effort, which was personally approved by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/egyptian-team-operating-in-gaza-to-help-locate-hostages-remains\/\">according to<\/a> the <em>Times of Israel<\/em>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information from Israel and Hamas on the locations of dead hostages has been given to the Egyptian team to guide its search. Israeli intelligence reportedly knows the location of nine of the bodies. In addition, Netanyahu is allowing Hamas operatives, accompanied by the Red Cross, to cross the &ldquo;yellow line&rdquo; into the Israel Defense Forces-controlled areas in Gaza to search for the bodies, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/israel-said-to-know-location-of-9-out-of-13-deceased-hostages-still-held-in-gaza\/\">according to<\/a> the outlet.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hamas&rsquo;s chief in Gaza, Khalil al Hayya, confirmed his terrorist organization started searching new areas for bodies of the remaining 13 hostages, according to comments the group shared Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This has been a very intense effort on behalf of our joint center with Israel and with the mediators in order to convey whatever information Israel has on the whereabouts of the bodies to the mediators and to Hamas in order to retrieve them,&rdquo; Jared Kushner, one of Trump&rsquo;s senior negotiators on the Gaza ceasefire, said during a<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dNa6PcU1Ke0&amp;t=1282s\"> CBS interview<\/a> last week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Palestinians watch machinery and some workers from Egypt searching for the bodies of hostages at Hamad City, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo\/Jehad Alshrafi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The renewed push to locate the hostages follows Trump&rsquo;s warning Saturday that he was &ldquo;watching very closely&rdquo; to ensure Hamas returns more bodies in the next 48 hours.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Hamas is going to have to start returning the bodies of the deceased hostages, including two Americans, quickly, or the other Countries involved in this GREAT PEACE will take action. Some of the bodies are hard to reach, but others they can return now, and, for some reason, they are not,&rdquo; he wrote <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115436558661444946\">in a post <\/a>to Truth Social.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Due partly to U.S. pressure, humanitarian aid has<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.redcross.org.uk\/stories\/disasters-and-emergencies\/world\/how-is-aid-getting-into-gaza#:~:text=The%20quickest%20way%20to%20get,Salem%20and%20Erez\/Beit%20Hanoun.\"> begun flowing<\/a> into Gaza since the ceasefire started, although there remain some limitations.<\/p>\n<p>Over 2,000 aid trucks entered Gaza from Egypt through the Rafah land crossing between Oct. 18 and Oct. 23, according to a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.egypttoday.com\/Article\/1\/143049\/Over-2K-aid-trucks-enter-Gaza-from-Egypt-via-Rafah\">report from<\/a> <em>Egypt Today<\/em> published over the weekend. Other reports <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/theafricatimes.com\/at-the-rafah-international-crossing-trucks-d\/\">indicate entry<\/a> at the crossing point has been more limited.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Kushner weighed in on the road ahead in Gaza in terms of distributing aid and securing the bodies of hostages last week.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You have a lot of people with good intentions right now. An example is that the U.N. is trying very hard to get food to the people of Gaza. The Turks were offering to send a recovery and rescue team in to help search for some of the dead hostages that we&rsquo;re looking to recover. And there&rsquo;s just a lot of miscommunication that stalls and holds up some of these efforts. So getting all sides&rsquo; perspectives and finding a mechanism to get quick adjudications and the right adjudications is something that&rsquo;s very necessary to put in place,&rdquo; he said during an appearance on CBS News&rsquo;s<em> 60 Minutes.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3856504\/gaza-ceasefire-renewed-after-idf-strikes-hamas\/\">GAZA CEASEFIRE &lsquo;RENEWED&rsquo; AFTER STRIKES ON HAMAS, IDF SAYS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When pressed on if Hamas is acting in &ldquo;good faith&rdquo; to retrieve the bodies, Kushner said: &ldquo;As far as we&rsquo;ve seen from what&rsquo;s being conveyed to us from the mediators, they are so far, that could break down at any minute. But right now, we have seen them looking to honor their agreement.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re just trying to convey information and make sure that everyone knows the expectations and push both sides to be proactive in terms of finding a solution instead of blaming each other for breakdowns,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Egypt sends team to Gaza to help locate hostage remains<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2503354,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25299543086355.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[16906,20083,50400,21509,43292],"class_list":["post-2503353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-egypt","tag-gaza","tag-hamas-2","tag-hostages","tag-humanitarian-aid"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25299543086355.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2503353"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503353\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2503357,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2503353\/revisions\/2503357"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2503354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2503353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2503353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2503353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}