The almost month-old ceasefire has twice been shaken by airstrikes launched by Israel in retaliation for ambushes against its troops around the southern Gaza town of Rafah, which it blamed on Hamas

The presence of the militants, who have killed three Israeli troops, is threatening to unravel the fragile cease-fire.

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.

Among the 8 deceased Israeli hostages whose remains are yet to be returned from Gaza is soldier and U.S. citizen Itay Chen.

"The enemy must know that the concept of surrender and handing oneself over does not exist in the dictionary of the Al-Qassam Brigades," the group said. Hamas terrorists holed up in the Israeli-held Rafah area of Gaza will not surrender to Israel,

Braslavski and Cohen spoke alongside family members of hostages whose remains are yet to be returned to Israel for burial. Former hostages Rom Braslavski and Nimrod Cohen spoke at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv,

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VIENNA (AP) — Austria’s domestic intelligence service has uncovered a weapons cache in Vienna that is believed to be linked to the Palestinian militant group Hamas for use in “possible terrorist attacks in Europe,” the government said Thursday.