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Trump urges return of Gaza hostage bodies, says 'job is not done'

Says step necessary to move on to next phase of Gaza deal

AFP, Washington

Published: 15 Oct 2025

Trump urges return of Gaza hostage bodies, says 'job is not done'

Buses carrying Palestinians released from Israeli prisons under a Gaza ceasefire and hostage exchange deal with Palestinian factions, arrive outside the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 13, 2025. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

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President Donald Trump urged Hamas on Tuesday to release the remaining bodies of dead hostages, saying the step was needed to move on to the next phase of the US-backed Gaza deal.

"A BIG BURDEN  HAS BEEN LIFTED,BUT THE JOB IS NOT DONE. THE DEAD HAVE NOT BEEN RETURNED, AS PROMISED!" Trump said on his Truth Social network a day after traveling to Israel and Egypt to celebrate the deal.

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