Adam Goldsmith
Live reporter

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Four more bodies of deceased hostages have been returned to Israel tonight, amid fears the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas might collapse.

The handover in Gaza followed yesterday's return of the first four dead hostages - their identities were confirmed today.

Twenty more bodies are believed to still be in Gaza, and the Israel Defense Forces tonight reiterated that Hamas must uphold its side of the agreement and return all the hostages.

As reported by our Gaza correspondent, Hamas has not yet issued a formal statement explaining the delay, but its officials have requested heavy machinery to help with search and recovery efforts.

Now back from his Middle East tour, Donald Trump has also ramped up the pressure on the group as he told reporters at the White House that Hamas must disarm voluntarily - or the US would be forced to make them do so.

Meanwhile, the bodies of around 45 Palestinians killed during the war and taken by the Israeli military to Israel have been returned to Gaza in Red Cross trucks.

Reports emerged earlier tonight that Israel plans to not reopen the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt on Wednesday, as a result of what it sees as a delay from Hamas to return all remaining hostages.

The UN's humanitarian chief, though, has warned Israel that it must keep crossings into Gaza open in order for "desperately needed" aid to be delivered.

That brings our live coverage to a close.

Trump's role in Gaza ceasefire was decisive, but not a roadmap to peacepublished at 22:36 BST 14 October

22:36 BST 14 October

Jeremy Bowen
International Editor

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Donald Trump's quick trip to Israel and Egypt was the victory lap he wanted.

Without question, Trump can claim credit for the ceasefire and hostage exchange deal. Qatar, Turkey and Egypt used their leverage with Hamas to force it to accept.

That made it a joint effort, but Trump's role was decisive.

Without his push to demand Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's agreement to terms that he had previously rejected, the deal would not have been signed.

It helps to recognise what the deal is - and what it isn't.

The agreement was for a ceasefire and an exchange of hostages for prisoners. It is not a peace agreement, or even the start of a peace process.

The next phase of the Trump 20-point plan requires an agreement filling in the gaps of the framework which declares that the Gaza Strip will be demilitarised, secured and governed by a committee including Palestinians.

It will report to a Board of Peace chaired by President Trump. Significant work needs to be done on the detail needed to make that happen.

The Gaza agreement is not a route map to peace in the Middle East, the ultimate and so far, unreachable destination.

• Read on for more on how Hamas is reasserting its power in the face of the ceasefire deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has reacted to the news that the bodies of four deceased hostages have now been returned to Israel.

Netanyahu's office says an identification process will shortly be underway, and that all hostages' families "have been updated accordingly".

"Our hearts are with them in this difficult hour," a statement reads, adding: "The effort to return our hostages is ongoing and will not cease until the last hostage is returned."

The Israeli military says four coffins containing deceased hostages have now crossed the border into Israel.

In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says that they are now on their way to the National Institute for Forensic Medicine, where identification procedures will take place.

The Red Cross says the bodies of four hostages have been transferred to Israeli authorities.

The organisation adds in a statement that 45 deceased Palestinians being held by Israel have been returned to Gaza.

The Red Cross says it will fulfil its role "for as long as it takes" and called for the "cooperation of all actors".

"The ICRC remains committed to fulfilling its role as a neutral intermediary so that families can have closure," the statement reads.

Isabella Bull
BBC World Service

Udi Goren remembers his cousin Tal Haimi as a problem solver.

"He was always the person that people went to when they needed something fixed," he tells the BBC World Service's OS programme.

For two years, Udi has been waiting to bury his cousin's body - yet to be returned to Israel.

"For the first time in two years, I actually thought we would get Tal back. And that hope was shattered last night," he says.

Hamas says some of the hostages' bodies remain trapped under the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli bombardment, and has requested assistance to locate them.

"We understand it's gonna take a little while longer, but we're gonna keep struggling for every single [hostage] to be back home," Udi says.

"We can't move forward until we get all of them back."

We've also been hearing from Maccabit Meyer, the aunt of two released hostages - twin brothers Gali and Ziv Berman at the news conference in Ramat Gan.

She says they were split up brutally and cruelly but are now breathing proper, clean air for the first time in two years.

Maccabit Meyer continues by saying Gali and Ziv have been standing on their feet and smiling since their return yesterday.

Liran Berman, the brother of Ziv and Gali, also just spoke.

He says the only way this story can truly end is if the remaining bodies of hostages are returned from Gaza, adding: "We want this closure for the whole of Israel".

Let's turn our attention to an earlier press conference from families of released hostages at Sheba Medical Centre, in Israel's city Ramat Gan.

Rebecca Bohbot, whose husband Elkana was released from captivity, told journalists that "we now have to rebuild our family and it excites me to know that finally we have reached this stage - recovery".

She said many people in Israel had helped her family to reach this stage and thanked US President Donald Trump.

She added that her husband felt the prayers of people in Israel when he was in captivity. It helped him to know that he has not been forgotten and left behind, she added.

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Earlier we had a statement from Israel's far-right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, released before the latest handover of deceased hostages to the Red Cross.

In his statement, Ben-Gvir called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt aid to Gaza if Hamas does not immediately return all of the hostages' bodies.

Ben-Gvir, who was sanctioned by the UK earlier this year, said the fact Hamas was yet to return 24 bodies to Israel indicated the "mission to destroy it [Hamas] has not yet been achieved".

It comes as Israel said it would reduce the amount of aid entering Gaza over delays to the release of deceased hostages.

A copy of the ceasefire agreement published by Israeli media had stated that the remains of all of the deceased hostages should be handed over by 12:00 local time (09:00 GMT) on Monday - but it also appeared to acknowledge that Hamas and other Palestinian factions may not be able to locate all of them within that timeframe.

Moments before the Israeli military announced that the Red Cross had collected four more "coffins of deceased hostages" in Gaza, the Reuters shared images of the handover, which the news agency is reporting took place in Gaza City in the north of the territory.

Here's how the scene played out.

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The Israeli military says the Red Cross has collected four more "coffins of deceased hostages" in Gaza.

The Red Cross is now on its way to Israeli military forces in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says in a statement.

• The Israeli military says the Red Cross is on its way to collect the bodies of "several" more deceased hostages

• This follows reports that Israel would not open the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza on Wednesday, and would reduce the flow of aid into the territory, in response Hamas' delay in returning the remains of the 24 deceased hostages still in Gaza

• The four hostages whose remains were returned to Israel on Monday have all been named. Daniel Peretz and Yossi Sharabi were named a short while ago, following the Israeli military's identification of Bilpin Joshi and Guy Illouz earlier

• In Gaza, fears have been growing among Palestinians that the delay in handing over the bodies could derail the fragile ceasefire, according to our correspondent Rushdi Abualouf

• Meanwhile, the bodies of around 45 Palestinians killed during the war and taken by the Israeli military to Israel have been returned to Gaza
• At the White House, Trump has reiterated his call for Hamas to disarm, telling a news conference that "if they don't disarm, we will disarm them"

Israel's military says the Red Cross is on its way to collect the bodies of more deceased hostages from northern Gaza.

"Several coffins of fallen hostages" will be handed over at the meeting point, the statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says.

It also calls on Hamas to comply with the agreement and "make necessary efforts" to return all the deceased hostages.

Donald Trump has just been speaking to reporters at the White House, where he's hosting Argentina's President Javier Milei.

He's asked about how long it will take for Hamas to disarm and whether he can guarantee that would happen.

"They're going to disarm, because they said they would disarm. And if they don't disarm we will disarm them," he says.

He adds that US officials have spoken to Hamas and the group said it would give up its weapons.

"They know I'm not playing games," he says.

Asked what deadline will be set for the group, Trump says "a reasonable period of time".

The news conference in Tel Aviv has now finished, but before it ended we heard once more from Lishay Miran-Lavi - the wife of released hostage Omri Miran.

She thanks US President Donald Trump and his administration for helping to get the hostages released.

"After 738 days, Omri is finally home. Roni and Alma ran into their fathers' arms," she says.

"Hamas must be held accountable for the crimes of October 7. Only through true justice can we rebuild for the victims their families and the future our children deserve."

She concludes by saying "there are still 24 hostages held by Hamas, whose families long for closure" and calls on the international community to keep pressure on the group.

Next up, there's a press conference at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan. Stay with us for the key lines from that.

Second to speak at the press conference is Viki Cohen, the mother of released hostage Nimrod Cohen.

She tells those gathered that "after two years I can finally breathe", describing how she and Nimrod didn't need to share a word when they were reunited yesterday.

"Nimrod returned to us very thin, very tired and exhausted, but with a huge smile on his face," she adds.

Next up is the mother of Matan Angrest, Anat, who says that she had "no doubt" that she would see her son returned to Israel.

"Matan is now learning once again what a routine is, from the smallest things like having dinner with a fork and knife," she says.

Speaking from Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv, we've just been hearing from Lishay Miran-Lavi - the wife of released hostage Omri Miran, who was taken from his home in Nahal Oz when his two children, Roni and Alma, were just two and six years old.

"Since that terrible day, I have been promising to fight until Omri can once again hear himself being called father - yesterday, that promise was finally over," she says.

"I would like to say to all the people in Israel that this moment wouldn't have happened if it wasn't for you," she says, before adding that all the people who went out on the streets should know that this moment is theirs too.

Omri Miran's wife says their voices were oxygen to her husband while fighting was right above his head in Gaza.

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While we wait to bring you lines from that press conference, let's bring you some developments from the UN.

UN spokesperson Olga Cherevko says Cogat, the Israeli military body in charge of aid, has confirmed that there will be a reduction in aid being delivered to Gaza because Hamas has delayed the return of the bodies of many of the hostages.

"We continue to encourage the parties to adhere to the agreements that have been set out in the ceasefire parameters," she says, adding that the UN was urging the bodies to be handed over and the ceasefire to stay in place.

Reuters news agency is reporting that Israel will only allow 300 aid trucks into the territory daily - instead of the 600 that was previously expected.

Reuters also reports that no fuel or gas will be allowed into the Strip except for specific needs concerning humanitarian infrastructure.

We're now hearing from some of the families of the released hostages.

You can watch live at the top of the page and we'll be bringing you the key lines in our posts. Stay with us.

US President Donald Trump has just posted on his Truth Social platform.

"ALL TWENTY HOSTAGES ARE BACK AND FEELING AS GOOD AS CAN BE EXPECTED," the post says.

"A big burden has been lifted, but the job IS NOT DONE. THE DEAD HAVE NOT BEEN RETURNED, AS PROMISED!" he adds.

So far, four of the 28 deceased hostages have been returned to Israel. The son of a hostage whose body is still in Gaza told the BBC earlier that the US and others involved in the ceasefire deal needed to "show Hamas that this is not acceptable".

"Phase Two begins right NOW!!!" Trump adds, referring to the next stage of negotiations.

There are likely to be multiple points of contention during the negotiations over later phases of the deal, including over calls for Hamas to lay down its weapons - a possibility the group is reported to have dismissed.