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Hamas fighters, Red Cross resume search for Israeli captives’ bodies

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The Red Cross and members of the armed wing of Hamas have launched another joint search for the bodies of captives in Gaza.

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  • Hamas’s Qassami Brigade and the ICRC, with Egyptian crews, began searching for Israeli captives’ remains in Gaza City’s Ezzatoun neighborhood.
  • The search targets areas where captives are believed buried under rubble from Israeli airstrikes on tunnels and homes. 13s
  • The operation is taking place within the Yellow Line, an area under Israeli military control, with joint participation from ICRC, Egyptian crews, and Hamas. 24s
  • The Israeli military has agreed to facilitate the operation, which is a key condition for advancing the ceasefire agreement. 49s
  • The ICRC is acting as an intermediary and highlights that the devastation in the area makes the search extremely difficult. 1m 7s
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