Neutra was one of two American citizens still by Hamas held weeks into a ceasefire that required their release.

The practice of withholding the dead lives on both sides of the Israeli-Hamas war, a cruel bargaining tactic not exclusive to this latest Gaza conflict.

Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 104 people, including dozens of children, the enclave’s health authorities said on Wednesday, marking the deadliest day since the beginning of the ceasefire championed by US President Donald Trump.

Visiting the Kiryat Gat US-Israeli headquarters of the multinational force overseeing the Gaza ceasefire, Netanyahu explains that Israel “wants to ensure that the goal agreed upon by President Trump and myself, with the consent of others — the disarmament of Hamas and the demilitarization of Gaza — will be achieved.”

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) has published drone footage claiming to show Hamas "staging" the recovery of an Israeli hostage. According to an IDF statement posted to social media on Tuesday (28 October),