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Sunday, October 26, 2025
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, October 26, 2025
Footage purports to show Hamas, Red Cross searching for body of hostage in south Gaza
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent
The Qatari Al-Araby channel publishes footage of Hamas members — reportedly from the “Shadow Unit” of the group’s military wing, which is responsible for guarding hostages — together with a Red Cross vehicle in the al-Mawasi area, west of Rafah. This area is not under IDF control.
According to the report, Hamas and the Red Cross are there in search of the body of a hostage.
תיעוד חריג של הצלב האדום ואנשי יחידת הצל של חמאס (השומרת על חטופים) באזור מוואסי רפיח (מערבית לעיר רפיח) לא באזור השליטה של צה"ל. פורסם באל-ערבי הקטרי בנוהל. לכאורה נמצאים באזור כדי לחפש אחר שרידי חלל חטוף pic.twitter.com/sJyLhfuAIs
— Nurit Yohanan (@nurityohanan) October 26, 2025
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