SHOTLIST:

GAZA, PALESTINE (NOV. 5, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL)

1. QASSAM BRIGADES MEMBERS AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINE AMONG RUBBLE OF DESTROYED BUILDINGS

2. VARIOUS OF VEHICLES CARRYING QASSAM BRIGADES MEMBERS, CONSTRUCTION MACHINES, AND ICRC VEHICLES MOVING THROUGH RUBBLE-STREWN STREETS

3. EXCAVATORS AT SEARCH SITE / QASSAM BRIGADES MEMBER STANDING GUARD NEAR MACHINES
GAZA, PALESTINE - NOV. 5, 2025: Search operations continue in Gaza on Wednesday, Nov. 5, to recover the bodies of Israeli hostages under a ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas.

Heavy construction vehicles, supported by teams from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and members of the Hamas Brigades, are operating in the Shujaiya neighborhood to recover the bodies of Israeli captives killed during Israel’s assaults on the enclave.

The handover is part of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement that took effect on Oct. 10. The deal includes the exchange of prisoners and bodies between Israel and Hamas, brokered by Türkiye, Egypt, and Qatar, with US oversight.

Hamas has so far released 20 Israeli captives alive and returned the remains of 21 out of 28 deceased captives, most of them Israelis, according to the group. Israel, however, claimed that one of the bodies received did not match any of its missing captives.

Israel has tied the start of negotiations for the second phase of the ceasefire to the handover of all the hostage remains. Hamas says the process requires time due to the massive destruction in Gaza.

Phase one of the deal includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. The plan also envisages the rebuilding of Gaza and the establishment of a new governing mechanism without Hamas.

Since October 2023, the Israeli genocidal war has killed nearly 69,000 people and injured more than 170,600, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.