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Search continues for remains of three last Israeli hostages

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Excavators searching for the remains of three Israeli hostages kidnapped by Hamas returned empty handed on Sunday, after a full day of searching for the last remaining bodies.

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  • Excavators searching for the remains of Israeli hostages in Gaza found no bodies after a full day.
  • Egypt has sent excavation experts and equipment to aid the recovery mission, but progress is slow. 12s
  • The International Committee of the Red Cross is accompanying crews searching the rubble on Gaza City's outskirts. 22s
  • Hamas has returned 25 Israeli hostages' remains, but three are still missing. 30s
  • Under a US-brokered ceasefire, Israel returns 15 Palestinian bodies for every Israeli body handed over; both sides blame each other for delays. 38s
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The U.S-brokered ceasefire deal in Gaza is holding, after Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages.