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Israel's Netanyahu says determined to secure return of all hostages

Palestinian hospital staff and well-wishers welcome the director of northern Gaza's Al-Awda Hospital Dr. Ahmad Mhanna, who was detained by Israeli forces from the hospital on December 18, 2023, following his release and arrival at the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 13, 2025. [AFP]

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he was determined to ensure that Hamas hands back the remains of hostages still in Gaza, adding that the fight "is not over yet".

Under a ceasefire agreement spearheaded by US President Donald Trump, Hamas returned the last 20 surviving hostages to Israel, and said it had handed back all the bodies of deceased captives that it could access.

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