Egyptian team operating in Gaza to locate remaining bodies of hostages — defense official

By Emanuel Fabian

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25 October 2025, 7:37 pm

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Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Members of the Hamas terrorist group search underground for the bodies of Israeli hostages amid destroyed buildings in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

As part of the efforts to recover the remaining 13 dead hostages held in Gaza, an Egyptian team has entered the Strip with several engineering vehicles to assist with locating the bodies, an Israeli defense official says.

The move was approved by Israel’s political echelon, the official adds.

Until now, Israel had not approved the entry of such teams, claiming that Hamas was capable of finding and returning the bodies itself.