The terrorist organization announced that it will transfer the body found in a neighborhood in Gaza City to the Red Cross at 9:00 p.m. After the identification process, 12 bodies will officially remain in Gaza."Asharq" reported: Hamas estimates that it could reach 7-9 bodies. Israel is considering expanding the area where the IDF controls the Gaza Strip to apply pressure - and is waiting for the green light from Trump

Itamar Eichner

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After almost a week, Hamas announced that it would return another kidnapped civilian to Israel tonight (Monday) at 9:00 PM, about two hours before the end of the

Deadline set for the terrorist organization by US President Donald Trump

, which is due to expire at 11:00 p.m. A senior Hamas official told Al Jazeera that the spaceship was located today in the Tuffah neighborhood of Gaza City, and that arrangements are being made with the Red Cross to determine a date for its delivery.

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Red Cross vehicle in Gaza (Photo: REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas)

The Saudi channel "As-Sharq"

A report this afternoon said that Hamas had informed the mediators of the agreement that it was "about to rescue between seven and nine martyrs," while there were still 13 martyred hostages in the Gaza Strip. Israel, for its part, is considering expanding the territory it holds in the Gaza Strip as a sanction against Hamas, due to the fact that the terrorist organization has not returned martyrs since Tuesday of last week - when

Aryeh Zalmanovich and Tamir Adar returned for burial in Israel

.

According to the report in"As-Sharq," which is allegedly based on a source close to the search for the dead, Hamas was able to verify the location of seven to nine abductees in areas of rubble in various places in the Gaza Strip. The source noted that the dead will be handed over to the Red Cross immediately after they are rescued - but the report did not specify an exact date. According to the same source, Hamas' military wing is continuing to work following the arrival of heavy equipment intended to assist in search and rescue operations.

A senior Palestinian official told Al-Aqsa TV this evening that"Hamas and the resistance forces are investing great efforts to complete the extraction of the bodies of the captives as soon as possible, and a lack of means is the only obstacle to completing the mission." He said,"Significant progress in this process is expected if the necessary tools and equipment are provided, and it will be possible to extract a significant number of bodies."

Trump's deadline approaches, Hamas will return another kidnapped Palestinian (Photo: REUTERS/Nathan Howard, AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Sources also claimed on Al-Arabi that the IDF refused to allow engineering vehicles, the Red Cross, and members of the Al-Qassam Brigades to enter Rafah to search for Hadar Goldin's body. They claim that the Israeli refusal halted the search mission planned for today at noon.

Meanwhile, despite the fact that Jerusalem is examining the possibility of imposing sanctions on the terrorist organization, it is unclear if and when the US will allow this, given the fact that it oversees the agreement with Hamas and approves every step taken by Israel.

Yesterday, the searches focused on Rafah and Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. According to reports, in Rafah, the searches are focused on locating Lieutenant Hadar Goldin, and in Khan Yunis, there are attempts to locate Amiram Cooper. Sources familiar with the details said yesterday that

Under pressure from mediators, the IDF withdrew from the area where searches were being conducted in the territory under its control in the Gaza Strip.

- Beyond the Yellow Line - for fear of a clash with Hamas members.

The searches in Khan Yunis, yesterday (Photo: AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Those Hamas men, from the"Shadow" unit who were responsible for guarding the hostages,

Join the Red Cross in their search for the missing.

Yesterday afternoon, Israel approved Hamas members to join the Red Cross teams, and according to reports in Qatar, the teams were operating in Rafah and will also operate in Gaza City. The Saudi Al-Arabiya network reported today that"Hamas provided information on the location of casualties to the Egyptian team," and Al-Hadath reported that "Hamas provided the Egyptian team with maps."

In any case, Jerusalem is coordinating with the Americans, and Israel hopes that after the negotiations are exhausted and Trump's deadline ends - which, as mentioned, is set to expire tonight - there will be a"green light" from the White House to impose sanctions and that "it will happen tonight." In the meantime, the Rafah crossing continues to be closed, and its opening has been delayed for more than a week.

Along with the tight American supervision, the airlift of senior officials to Israel also continues. American Chief of Staff General Dan Kane will arrive in Israel in the coming days and visit the American headquarters in Kiryat Gat. Kane visited Israel in the middle of the month with President Trump and met with Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir at that time. He also attended Trump's speech in the Knesset.

Heavy equipment in the Strip (Photo: BASHAR TALEB / AFP)

The failure to return the dead hostages effectively delays the continued implementation of the agreement and the transition to Phase B. The ultimatum issued by the American president, according to which he is"closely examining what will happen in the next 48 hours," stems from the fact that the US has become convinced that Hamas is lying about locating the dead hostages.

In the Gaza Strip, 13 hostages remain dead: Captain Omar Nowtra, Major General Ran Gueili, Sergeant Itay Chen, Sergeant Oz Daniel, Colonel Assaf Hammi, Lieutenant Hadar Goldin, Sahar Baruch, Dror Or, Manny Goddard, Amiram Cooper, Lior Rudaif, Joshua Luito Molal and Sontisque Rintalk.