The ceasefire is broadly holding in Gaza, with Israeli forces inside the strip having pulled back to the so-called "yellow line." Still, renewed Israeli strikes killed dozens of Palestinians last week in response to what Israel alleged was a ceasefire violation by a Hamas gunman.
The bodies of two deceased hostages are still thought to be in Gaza. Israeli authorities have been releasing Palestinian prisoners and the bodies of deceased Palestinians detainees in exchange for the return of hostage remains.
Israeli forces conduct airstrikes in West Bank operation
Israeli forces conducted airstrikes in the West Bank overnight Tuesday into Wednesday in another sign of escalation of violence in the area in recent weeks.
Israeli forces called the operation that began overnight a "broad counterterrorism operation" being carried out in "northern Sameria," which is the biblical name for the area used by Israeli officials. The operation is being carried out in Jenin and Nablus in the West Bank.
At least three people have been killed in the operation, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement. The IDF referred to these three people as "terrorists."
-ABC News' Jordana Miller
Nov 26, 2025, 1:54 AM EST
Israel identifies returned hostage remains
The remains of a hostage returned to Israel on Tuesday were identified as those of Dror Or, Israeli officials said early on Wednesday.
"The Government of Israel shares in the deep sorrow of the Or family and all the families of the fallen hostages," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement on Wednesday.
In this file photo, a woman holds a placard bearing a photo of Israeli hostage Dror Or as relatives and supporters of hostages held in Gaza since the Oct. 7 attacks block the Ayalon highway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem near Latrun on April 19, 2024, during a protest calling for their release.
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Or, 48, was killed during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas on Israel, according to the Israel Defense Forces.
Red Cross convoy carrying the remains of a person believed to be a deceased hostage handed over by Gaza militants makes its way toward the border crossing with Israel, to be transferred to Israeli authorities, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025.
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Or's remains were taken from his home, in the Be’eri kibbutz, into Gaza, the military said on social media.
"His wife, Yonat Or, was also murdered during the attack on the kibbutz," the IDF said on Wednesday. "Two of his children, Alma and Noam, were also abducted and returned two years ago, as part of the hostage release agreement in November 2023."
Nov 25, 2025, 2:33 PM EST
Israeli forces carry out 2 operations in West Bank
Israeli forces conducted two operations in the West Bank on Tuesday, according to the Israel Defense Forces and the Israeli Security Agency.
In one operation, Israeli forces killed a person they say carried out a ramming attack in Nablus on May 29, 2024. Israeli forces also carried out an overnight operation in Jenin, where they killed a person who they said carried out an attack on Gideon Perry, an Israeli security guard who was killed in August 2024, according to the IDF.
-ABC News’ Jordana Miller
Nov 25, 2025, 11:03 AM EST
Coffin of fallen hostage turned over to Israeli forces
The coffin of a fallen hostage has been turned over to Israeli forces inside the Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office.
The Ministry of Health’s National Center for Forensic Medicine will make an announcement once the identification process is complete, officials said.
The bodies of two deceased hostages are still thought to be in Gaza.
