The sources did not provide further details about the type of equipment supplied or clarify whether an Egyptian technical team is taking part in the on-ground operations.
Hamas hands over dead Israeli captives to the Red Cross as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal in February 2025 - FILE/Hamas
CAIRO – 25 October 2025: Egypt has provided 'logistical assistance and equipment' to help locate the bodies of remaining Israeli captives in the Gaza Strip, sources told Al Qahera News on Saturday.
The sources did not provide further details about the type of equipment supplied or clarify whether an Egyptian technical team is taking part in the on-ground operations.
Recovering the bodies of captives taken by Hamas during the October 7, 2023 attacks is a key component of the ceasefire agreement that came into effect earlier this month, mediated by Egypt, the United States, Qatar, and Turkey.
The agreement includes a prisoner exchange, a partial Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and an increase in humanitarian aid in the first phase, as part of US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan.
Since the ceasefire began, Hamas has handed over all 20 living captives it was holding, along with the remains of 15 others, delivered in several batches, the latest on Tuesday night.
In return, Israel has released around 2,000 Palestinian detainees from its prisons and returned the bodies of nearly 200 deceased Palestinians to Gaza. Many of the recovered bodies bore signs of severe abuse and possible execution.
While Israel maintains that Hamas can immediately return most of the bodies of the remaining 13 captives, the group says the task requires extensive effort and specialized equipment to recover them from beneath the rubble.
Hamas has requested the entry of specialized machinery, DNA testing devices, and medical teams to support the ongoing recovery process.
Hamas leader and chief negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya told Al Qahera News last week that the group remains committed to the ceasefire agreement but is “facing great difficulty” in recovering the captives due to topographical changes across Gaza.
He stressed that Hamas has “no desire or interest” in keeping the bodies of captives inside the enclave and affirmed the group’s determination to “see this file completed in full.”
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