KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far, Gaza health officials said Saturday, as both sides completed the latest exchange of bodies under the terms of the tenuous ceasefire.

After 11 years, Hamas appears to have returned Lieutenant Hadar Goldin’s remains. His story reveals how Israel’s policy on hostage deals changed after the Schalit exchange.

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,

Israel on Saturday returned the remains of 15 Palestinians to Gaza, a day after Hamas militants returned the remains of one hostage to Israel.View on euronews

Hundreds of mourners filled a military cemetery in Israel for the funeral of a soldier whose body was recently returned as part of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

USAID Office of the Inspector General is pursuing allegations that U.S. taxpayer dollars sent to the Gaza Strip were diverted to Hamas terrorists in the enclave.