"Two further bodies were handed over late on Wednesday, after Hamas had already returned the remains of seven of 28 known deceased hostages along with an eighth body which Israel said was not that of a former hostage. Soon after, the Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades said in a statement on social media that the group had fulfilled its commitment to the agreement by handing over all living Israeli prisoners in its custody, as well as the corpses it could access"
"Israel's defence minister threatened on Wednesday to resume fighting if Hamas does not honour the continuing terms of the deal. If Hamas refuses to comply with the agreement, Israel, in coordination with the United States, will resume fighting and act to achieve a total defeat of Hamas, to change the reality in Gaza and achieve all the objectives of the war, a statement from Israel Katz's office said."
"Seeking to keep the pressure on Hamas, Trump said he would consider allowing Israeli forces to resume fighting in Gaza if Hamas fails to uphold its end of the ceasefire deal that he brokered. Israel will return to those streets as soon as I say the word. If Israel could go in and knock the crap of them, they'd do that, Trump was quoted as saying to CNN in a brief telephone call when asked what would happen if Hamas refused to disarm."
Hamas announced it handed back the remains of all deceased Israeli hostages it can reach and said remaining corpses require extensive efforts and specialist equipment to retrieve from Gaza. Two further bodies were returned, bringing reported accessible remains to eight of 28 known deceased hostages, and Hamas said it had handed over all living Israeli prisoners in its custody. Under the ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump, Hamas returned 20 surviving hostages in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Israel's defence minister warned of resuming fighting if Hamas fails to honour the deal, and Trump signalled possible support for renewed Israeli operations.
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