The set of remains handed over to Israel on Tuesday were those of Itay Chen, the final remaining American Israeli hostage, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas fighters holed up in the Israeli-held Rafah area of Gaza would surrender their arms in exchange for passage to other areas of the enclave under a proposal to resolve an issue seen as a risk to the month-old truce,

U.S. presents Gaza peace plan draft to U.N. Security Council with international coalition including Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia for two-year stabilization force.

Israel's military gave CBS News a rare look deep inside Gaza, where many questions still hang over the ruins of war and the future of 2 million Palestinians.

At least some of the fighters are believed to be in the enclave’s vast tunnel network, marooned behind the “yellow line” that Israeli forces withdrew to as part of the cease-fire.

The United Nations Security Council on Thursday will start negotiations on a U.S.-drafted resolution to endorse President Donald Trump's Gazapeace plan, said a senior U.S. government official, and authorize a two-year mandate for a transitional governance body and international stabilization force.

Ahead of the announcement Tuesday, Hamas had returned the remains of 20 hostages to Israel under the ceasefire that began Oct. 10.

Protesters broke glass and attacked participants at venue moved for safety reasons from Toronto Metropolitan University in Canada.

Hamas has returned the body of 19-year-old New York City native Itay Chen, the last remaining American hostage in Gaza, following the Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack in Israel.

Life on both sides of the Gaza Strip border began returning to normal on Sunday after an Egyptian-mediated ceasefire halted five days of fighting between Israel and Islamic Jihad, which killed 34 Palestinians and an Israeli.

Ms. Rachel cares about all kids. The popular children’s entertainer, whose real name is Rachel Accurso, was honored with a Glamour Women of the Year award Tuesday for her work advocating for children in Gaza — and wore a very suitable dress to the event.

The meeting, which lasted about an hour and was described as "cordial" in a brief Vatican statement, comes nearly a month after the U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement came into effect in the Gaza Strip.