Trump Says US Watching Hamas Compliance on Hostage Returns ‘Very Closely’

A team from Egypt arrived in Gaza on Saturday to help search for bodies with an excavator and bulldozers.
Trump Says US Watching Hamas Compliance on Hostage Returns ‘Very Closely’
President Donald Trump in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Oct. 26, 2025. AP Photo/Vincent Thian, Pool
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President Donald Trump said on Oct. 25 he was “watching very closely” to ensure Hamas releases more bodies of deceased Israeli hostages in the next 48 hours as part of the Gaza cease-fire deal.

Trump warned in a Truth Social post that Hamas terrorists should return the bodies, including those of two Americans, “quickly” or face action by the countries backing a peace deal.

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