According to the terms of a cease-fire brokered by international mediators last week, Israel and Hamas would stop fighting and the militant group would return all the hostages it held — both living captives and the bodies of those who had died, totaling 48 people — in exchange for the freeing of Palestinians held by Israel, among other provisions.

Israeli authorities said the Red Cross was due to receive two more coffins containing the remains of deceased hostages.

And tensions continue over the 21 bodies still inside Gaza. While Hamas says it will return two more tonight, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced earlier today that one of the four returned overnight "does not match any of the hostages".

The last 20 living hostages released by Hamas are beginning a difficult path to recovery that will include rebuilding a sense of control over their lives and following a carefully supervised diet.

CAESAREA, Israel — Ten years ago this week, two Palestinian attackers boarded a bus in Jerusalem where they shot, beat and stabbed Israeli-American educator Richard Lakin to death along with two others before police killed one of the militants and injured and arrested the other.

Two American citizens, Itay Chen and Omer Neutra, remain among deceased hostages held by Hamas as terror group violates hostage exchange agreement.

Côte Saint-Luc held a commemorative event Monday for victims of Oct. 7, including Montrealer Alexandre Look. Others in Montreal are welcoming the ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages and prisoners,

In August of 2024, Eitan's family published footage of their loved one's body being abused in the streets of Gaza on October 7. Bat Yam native and taxi driver Eitan Levi was caught in the crossfire of Hamas's October 7 invasion when he drove a family friend to Kibbutz Be'eri on that fateful morning.