A: Yo! Heard any news lately?
B: Nah, what's up?
A: So, there was this thing about Israel... they were gonna limit humanitarian aid to Gaza because Hamas wasn't returning the bodies of dead hostages fast enough.
B: Wow, that sounds serious. But it looks like things changed, right?
A: Yeah! They decided to let in humanitarian aid and open the Rafah crossing. This came after they told the UN they would halve the aid trucks going into Gaza due to the issue.
B: That's good to hear, at least some progress is being made. So, what happened with the hostages?
A: Well, all the last 20 surviving hostages were released on Monday. Hamas delivered two of the bodies to Israel on Wednesday, but it turned out one wasn't a hostage... confused me too!
B: Man, that's messed up they can't identify all the bodies. Anyway, what about the remaining hostages? Did Hamas return them as agreed in the ceasefire deal?
A: They were supposed to release all 48 hostages by Monday at noon under that deal. But it looks like only ten have been returned so far. Israel is still pushing for the rest, saying they won't give up until every single one of them comes back.
B: That's intense... I hope they find the rest soon. Take care, let me know if you hear more!
B: Nah, what's up?
A: So, there was this thing about Israel... they were gonna limit humanitarian aid to Gaza because Hamas wasn't returning the bodies of dead hostages fast enough.
B: Wow, that sounds serious. But it looks like things changed, right?
A: Yeah! They decided to let in humanitarian aid and open the Rafah crossing. This came after they told the UN they would halve the aid trucks going into Gaza due to the issue.
B: That's good to hear, at least some progress is being made. So, what happened with the hostages?
A: Well, all the last 20 surviving hostages were released on Monday. Hamas delivered two of the bodies to Israel on Wednesday, but it turned out one wasn't a hostage... confused me too!
B: Man, that's messed up they can't identify all the bodies. Anyway, what about the remaining hostages? Did Hamas return them as agreed in the ceasefire deal?
A: They were supposed to release all 48 hostages by Monday at noon under that deal. But it looks like only ten have been returned so far. Israel is still pushing for the rest, saying they won't give up until every single one of them comes back.
B: That's intense... I hope they find the rest soon. Take care, let me know if you hear more!
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URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20251016_N02/#conversation
Date: Oct. 16, 2025
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Created: 2025/10/16 12:10
Updated: 2025/12/08 00:14
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