Hamas has handed over the final two bodies of slain hostages it claims to have been able to recover — those of Israel’s last female hostage and a soldier who was a father of 13.
The remains of Inbar Hayman, 27, and Sgt. Muhammad al-Atresh, 39, were identified by Israeli officials soon after their caskets were collected by the Red Cross and brought back to Israel, Israel said.
That made nine deceased hostages returned — with Hamas claiming it cannot recover the bodies of the other 19 still missing.
Nova music festivalgoer Hayman, a visual communications student and talented graffiti artist from Haifa, was the last female hostage still being held by Hamas.
Getting her remains “is a feeling that cannot be described, joy mingled with profound sadness,” Hayman’s family said in a statement.
“Now Inbar will receive the rest and honor she so deeply deserves.”
“We are certain that if Inbar were here with us today, she would urge us to continue fighting for all 19 of her fellow hostages who remain in captivity.”
Al-Atresh, who left behind 13 children, was serving as a tracker in the IDF’s Northern Gaza Brigade when he was killed during the attacks.
The hostage forum paid tribute to him as a “serious man who always took care of his entire family.”
“Muhammad loved raising horses and dreamed of establishing a horse farm and a livestock area with sheep and goats,” the statement said.
Both of their deaths had previously been disclosed by officials.
“On behalf of the entire defense establishment, I extend my condolences to the families of Inbar Haiman and Master Sergeant Muhammad Alatrash, who have been returned to Israel for burial on Israeli soil,” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on X. --->READ MORE HERE
The US military’s top commander in the Middle East ordered Hamas on Wednesday to end its violent crackdown on civilians following graphic videos of public executions in the middle of Gaza City.
CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper called on the killings to stop as the terror group deployed thousands of armed men to reassert its control over the Gaza Strip during the cease-fire with Israel.
“We strongly urge Hamas to immediately suspend violence and shooting at innocent Palestinian civilians in Gaza – in both Hamas-held parts of Gaza and those secured by the IDF behind the Yellow Line,” Cooper said in a statement.
Cooper also reiterated President Trump’s order that Hamas immediately disarm and cede its power over the Gaza Strip, demands that the terrorist group have repeatedly rejected.
“This is an historic opportunity for peace. Hamas should seize it by fully standing down, strictly adhering to President Trump’s 20-point peace plan, and disarming without delay,” Cooper said.
“We have conveyed our concerns to the mediators who agreed to work with us to enforce the peace and protect innocent Gaza civilians. We remain highly optimistic for the future of peace in the region,” the CENTCOM chief added.
The statement from CENTCOM comes after Trump suggested that he was unbothered by Hamas’ violent crackdown, which saw the release of a viral video showing eight badly beaten, blindfolded men kneeling in the street before each is shot dead by Hamas gunmen in front of a cheering crowd. --->READ MORE HERE
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