Heavy machinery operates at a site where searches for deceased hostages kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel are underway amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on October 19, 2025.
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Hamas’ armed wing said on Sunday (October 19, 2025) that it has located the body of a hostage, which it said will be delivered to Israel on Sunday if field conditions were appropriate.
The group said any Israeli “escalation” would hinder search operations, shortly after Israel said it launched airstrikes and artillery fire at targets in southern Gaza amid disputes over ceasefire violations.
Israel may carry out additional strikes against Hamas in response to what it described as the group’s “violations” of a ceasefire agreement on Sunday, a military official said.
The official, briefing reporters, said there were at least three incidents on Sunday in which Hamas fired towards Israeli troops behind the “yellow line”, where Israeli forces had pulled back under the ceasefire agreement.
Published – October 19, 2025 08:32 pm IST
