Hamas Says It Can’t Find Dead Hostages as Israel Pushes Back
Large swaths of Gaza have been reduced to rubble in Israel’s bombing campaign.
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Hamas says it’s handed over all the bodies of hostages that it can find without special machinery in the devastated Gaza Strip, but Israel says it’s not trying hard enough and owes at least another dozen under the terms of the ceasefire.
The return of all 28 dead hostages is a condition of the US-backed ceasefire deal that came into effect earlier this week. The dispute is among a number of cracks becoming apparent as the deal moves toward its second phase with little detail, including who will fund reconstruction or provide troops to secure Gaza.