Questions stay about deceased Israeli hostages in Gaza : NPR

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Oded Balilty/AP TEL AVIV, Israel — The tenuous ceasefire within the two-year Israel-Hamas conflict was holding Tuesday at the same time as advanced points remained forward, a day after widespread jubilation over the return to Israel of the final 20 dwelling hostages held in Gaza and the discharge of a whole lot of Palestinian prisoners and detainees in change.

The checklist of extra speedy questions contains these on when Hamas will return to Israel the our bodies of the 24 hostages believed to be useless in Gaza, in addition to the well being situations of the launched hostages and freed Palestinians.

Solely 4 of the deceased hostages — whose launch can be a part of the primary section of the ceasefire deal brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump — have been turned over to Israeli authorities on Monday. On Tuesday, the Israeli army recognized two of them — Man Illouz from Israel and Bipin Joshi, a scholar from Nepal.

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Abdel Kareem Hana/AP The 2 males have been each of their 20s when Hamas-led militants took them throughout the Oct. 7, 2023 assault on that ignited the conflict – Illouz from the Nova music pageant and Joshi from a bomb shelter.

Israel stated Illouz died of his wounds whereas being held captive with out correct medical remedy, whereas Joshi was murdered in captivity within the first months of the conflict — including that the Nationwide Heart of Forensic Medication would later present the ultimate reason for dying.

The freed Israeli hostages have been in medical care on Tuesday, and a few households stated it will be weeks earlier than the boys might go house. Within the West Financial institution and Gaza, the place a whole lot of prisoners have been launched, a number of have been additionally taken to hospitals.

Individually, the Israeli army stated troops within the northern Gaza Strip had "opened fireplace to take away the risk" of a number of folks approaching them on Tuesday throughout the "yellow line" and never complying with orders to cease. It did not instantly touch upon any casualties within the incident.

A part of the ceasefire settlement is that Israel would pull again in Gaza to the so-called yellow line the place its forces have been in August, earlier than launching their newest offensive on the Gaza Metropolis within the strip's north.

Longer-term points additionally hold within the steadiness, together with whether or not Hamas will disarm, who will govern and assist rebuild Gaza, and the overarching query of Palestinian statehood, which is central for Palestinians and plenty of international locations within the area.

"The primary steps to peace are at all times the toughest," Trump had stated as he stood with overseas leaders in Egypt on Monday for a summit on Gaza's future. He hailed the ceasefire deal he brokered between Israel and Hamas as the top of the conflict in Gaza — and begin of rebuilding the devastated territory.

On Tuesday, the U.N. improvement company stated the most recent joint estimate from the U.N., the European Union and the World Financial institution is that $70 billion might be required to rebuild Gaza. Jaco Cillers, particular consultant of UNDP administrator for a program to assist Palestinians, stated $20 billion can be wanted within the subsequent three years, and the remaining can be wanted over an extended interval — probably many years.

In Egypt, Trump urged regional leaders to "put previous feuds apart" as world leaders met to debate the challenges forward in securing a long-lasting peace. Representatives from Israel or Hamas weren't on the summit.