Israel allows Red Cross, Egyptian teams into Gaza as search for hostage bodies widens

Oct 26, 2025

Palestinians gather around a Red Cross vehicle transporting hostages as part of a ceasefire and hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 13. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa — Mahmoud Issa

(Reuters) -Red Cross and Egyptian teams have been permitted to search for the bodies of deceased hostages beyond the "yellow line" demarcating the Israeli military's pullback in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli government spokesperson said on Sunday.

(Reporting by Steven Scheer; Editing by Aidan Lewis)

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