President Donald Trump gave Hamas a 48-hour ultimatum to return bodies of 13 deceased hostages or face consequences from countries involved in the Gaza peace deal.

The leaders discussed the return of the remaining hostages and plans for Hamas disarmament. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke on the phone after Rubio concluded his visit to Israel on Saturday evening.

Israeli forces carried out a targeted drone strike in central Gaza on Saturday, hitting what the military described as an individual preparing to attack Israeli troops. The operation took place despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that has largely held between Israel and Hamas.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Ambassador Huckabee met with the families of slain American-Israeli hostages Omer Neutra and Itay Chen.

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Mozes will receive the award for his exceptional personal courage, leadership, and Zionism after pledging to rebuild Kibbutz Nir Oz following his release from terrorist captivity in January. Freed Gaza hostage Gadi Mozes will receive the 'Ben-Gurion Award' for exemplary individuals from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev President Prof.

The Secretary of State was in Jerusalem to meet with families of dual US-Israeli citizens Itay Chen, 19, and Omer Neutra, 21, slain hostages whose bodies are still somewhere in Gaza.

At rally, father of slain hostage accuses terror group of violating deal by withholding bodies; parents of soldier who was held captive demand state inquiry into Oct. 7 failures The post Hostage families urge ‘every possible sanction’ on Hamas to secure captives’ return appeared first on The Times of Israel.