STORY: International Red Cross (ICRC) vehicles and bulldozers arrived in the Shejaia neighbourhood of Gaza City on Sunday (November 2) to search for the remains of Israeli hostages.

Red Cross and Egyptian teams have been given permission to search for the bodies of deceased hostages beyond the "yellow line" demarcating the Israeli military's pullback in the Gaza Strip.

The bodies of 11 hostages are thought to still be in Gaza, including those of two foreign nationals.

Hamas has released 20 living hostages and handed over the remains of 17 others since a ceasefire with Israel took effect on October 10 after a devastating two-year war.

Hamas has said that it will take time to locate and retrieve the bodies of all the remaining hostages. Israel has accused Hamas of violating the truce by stalling in handing over bodies.

The U.S.-brokered truce, which left thorny issues like the disarmament of Hamas and a timeline for Israeli withdrawal from Gaza unresolved, has been tested by periodic outbreaks of violence since it came into force.

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SHOWS: GAZA CITY, GAZA (NOVEMBER 2, 2025) (REUTERS – Access all)

1. BULLDOZER MOVING / RED CROSS VEHICLE PARKED

2. VARIOUS OF BULLDOZER MOVING

3. TRUCKS MOVING / HAMAS MEMBERS STANDING ON SIDE

4. VARIOUS OF MASKED HAMAS MEMBER STANDING / CARRYING WEAPON

5. RED CROSS VEHICLE MOVING

6. PEOPLE GATHERED / TRUCKS PARKED