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Israel says its troops have opened fire after “suspects” approached their forces in Gaza, with local authorities reporting six have been killed. Meanwhile, Donald Trump says he wants to rebuild the territory, but hasn’t committed to a Palestinian state. Listen to Trump100 as you scroll.
Tuesday 14 October 2025 14:36, UK
The Hostage and Missing Families Forum has called on Steve Witkoff to “pull out every stop” to ensure all the bodies of the remaining hostages in Gaza are returned to Israel.
Hamas was instructed to release the bodies of all hostages, alive and dead, by around midday yesterday. All the living captives were handed over, but only four bodies were returned to Israel.
The militant group has indicated that it will take time to find some bodies under the rubble in Gaza. A spokesperson for the Red Cross has also warned locating the bodies will be a “massive challenge”.
In a letter, the hostage families thank Witkoff, Donald’s Trump special envoy to the Middle East, for speaking at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv “with such conviction and compassion” on Saturday evening, calling it a “truly historic moment”.
“However, what we feared is now happening before our eyes.”
“Only four families will be able to bring their loved ones to the dignified burial they so deserve and begin final closure. How is this possible? How can we accept that the others remain behind?
“We ask you to pull out every stop and leave no stone unturned in demanding that Hamas fulfil their end of the agreement.”
Watch: Steve Witkoff speaks at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv<\/b>
A number of bodies of Palestinians killed during the Israel-Hamas war have arrived in Gaza after being released by Israel, health authorities in the enclave have told Reuters.
This is the first handover of its kind since the ceasefire began. Israel is believed to hold hundreds of bodies of Palestinians killed since the war broke out two years ago.
The Nasser Medical Complex in northern Gaza told CNN that it received the bodies of 45 Palestinians today from the Red Cross.
Sir Keir Starmer is updating the House of Commons on the ceasefire in the Middle East.
He starts by saying: “Words I have longed to say in this House for a very long time: the surviving hostages are free, and the bombardment of Gaza has stopped, and desperately needed aid is starting to enter as a result of the peace plan led by President Trump.”
The PM describes what has happened as a “moment of profound relief” for many people – although it is “tempered” by the knowledge of what has happened.
He goes on to call for any restrictions on aid to be ended.
Starmer confirms the UK is still providing aid, including in the form of \u00a320m being given in support of water, sanitation and hygiene products.
The prime minister continues to praise Donald Trump, saying it is “his peace deal”, and “let no one be in any doubt that none of this would have been possible without President Trump”.
Starmer states that the UK “worked behind the scenes for months” alongside the US, Arab and European nations to help get the agreement for a ceasefire, get hostages out, get aid in and secure a better future for Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.
The PM says he is “proud of our contribution”.
These latest pictures from Gaza City show heavy machinery being used to clear rubble with the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in effect.
Earlier, we told you Donald Trump has said he hopes the peace agreement will lead to “the rebuilding of Gaza” (see 6.21 post).
In our latest Q&A, our military analyst Michael Clarke<\/a> was asked whether Donald Trump could prioritise trying to end the war in Ukraine after the first phase of his Gaza peace deal was signed.
“He said we’ll take on the Ukraine war next, and he said it on the flight on the way home again,” Clarke explained.
“According to CNN, he said I’ll solve it in 24 hours 53 times on the campaign trail, and now he says he was only speaking figuratively.
“He’s discovered that the war is quite tough to solve, and he does say he’s going to turn his attention to Ukraine.”
Clarke pointed out that one of the things Trump may have learned in the Gaza experience is that “if he leans on people really hard, he does have real power”.
He explains that Trump “leant on Netanyahu really hard” after Israel’s attacks on Hamas in Qatar, and says the question is now whether he will lean on Vladimir Putin.
“He could and we’ll see what difference it makes,” he adds.
By Adam Parsons<\/a>, Middle East correspondent<\/b>
When the bus came into view, there was a surge of expectation and a rush of people.
Everyone wanted to get a view, to see through the windows, to see if they could spot a familiar face, or a relative, or a friend.
These were the people being sent back to the West Bank as part of the ceasefire deal – the people exchanged for the hostages.
The welcome they got was chaotic and joyful, just like previous prisoner releases. But there was something different this time – a changed, charged atmosphere and a heavier police presence.
And as the minutes passed by, the sense of joy was also pockmarked by pockets of utter sadness.
Watch: Who are the released Palestinian prisoners?<\/b>
At first, it was a mistake. We saw a woman in floods of tears watching as prisoners filed off the two buses, showing victory signs at the waiting crowds. She had come to meet a cousin, but was sure that somehow he had been missed out and left behind. Her tears flowed until, some time later, she found him.
But others were not so fortunate. Overnight, the Israeli authorities had decided to increase the number of prisoners deemed dangerous enough to be denied a return to the West Bank.
Instead, this group, which makes up the majority of the 250 released prisoners, was taken to Gaza and released. Then they get the choice of whether to stay in Gazaor to be deported to another country – possibly Egypt or Turkey.
The Norwegian Refugee Council has warned “we’re going to be talking about a worsening catastrophe” if substantial aid doesn’t get into Gaza soon.
Spokesperson Ahmed Bayram said the last two days have brought some progress in terms of aid getting in to Gaza.
“We hope that hundreds of trucks will start making their way again this week,” he said.
“Until we reach thousands of trucks, because we do have that potential if all crossings are open.
“That’s what we need now, all southern crossings open.”
Bayram said 55,000 children are facing acute malnutrition in Gaza, adding that “they face death if not treated imminently”.
He also explained that children in Gaza are going to be in need of long-term treatment.
“Education is going to be very important,” he added.
“Hospitals are not ready yet, so I would say the next period is going to be about saving those lives, saving children from dying, from hunger, that’s very much the risk today.
“It all starts with these trucks going in.”
Watch the full interview below.
The Red Cross has warned it will take time to hand over the bodies of hostages and detainees killed in the war between Israel and Hamas.
Spokesperson Christian Cardon said it is a “massive challenge” due to the difficulties of finding bodies among the rubble in Gaza.
“That’s an even bigger challenge than having the people alive being released,” he said.
Cardon also indicated that there is a possibility they are never found.
It comes after Hamas handed over the bodies of four dead Israeli hostages, with the families of 24 other dead hostages still waiting for the release of their bodies.
Our military analyst Michael Clarke<\/a> said the reports from Gaza’s health authorities that at least six people have been killed by Israeli fire are “not surprising”.
“The IDF made it very clear in the 24 hours before as they withdrew to these new positions, those are the positions on the yellow line and in Gaza City,” he said.
“That still leaves the IDF holding over 50% of the territory, and they said that if anybody approaches in a way that is threatening, we will react.”
“Every ceasefire is challenged on a daily basis, this is what happens when the ceasefire is declared, there’s always problems,” he explained.
“This challenge is not surprising in the sense that there is increasing chaos, now in that third of Gaza which has been, as it were, relinquished by the IDF.”
Watch his full analysis below.
Turkey’s president has been speaking about the reconstruction of Gaza as calls grow for talks to progress on the latter phases of Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he will seek the support of Gulf states as well as the US and Europe for Gaza’s reconstruction, adding that he believes financing will be swiftly approved.
According to transcripts shared by his office, Erdogan said the decision from a host of Western countries to recognise the Palestinian state should be seen as building bocks of a two-state solution.
The 19th point in the peace plan states that, while the redevelopment of Gaza gets going and when the Palestinian Authority is reformed, the conditions “may finally be in place for a credible pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood”.
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