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Trump confirms body of American hostage Omer Neutra returned by Hamas

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The body of Omer Neutra, a U.S. citizen, has been returned by Hamas along with two other deceased hostages, President Donald Trump confirmed Sunday.
Speaking to reporters on Air Force One heading back to Washington from Florida, Trump also said he had spoken to Neutra’s parents.
«We got Neutra, from New York, from the United States and I spoke to his parents,» the president said.
«They’re thrilled in one sense, but in another sense, obviously, not too great. We’re very happy to have done it. We have three. We got three bodies back today that they found, and we’re looking for the remainder,» Trump added.
Neutra had joined the Israeli army after a gap year in Israel in 2020 and had attended college at Binghamton University.
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An image of Omer Neutra is displayed at his memorial service Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024 at the Midway Jewish Center in Syosset, N.Y. (AP Photo/Philip Marcelo)
Earlier Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office announced Israel has received the remains of three Israeli hostages through the Red Cross; the remains were recovered by IDF and Shin Bet forces inside the Gaza Strip, according to a statement.
The announcement said the bodies would be transferred to Israel, where they will be honored in a military ceremony led by the Chief Military Rabbi.
Afterward, they will be taken to the National Center of Forensic Medicine of the Ministry of Health for identification. Once the process is completed, official notifications will be delivered to the families.
All families of the deceased hostages have been informed, and the government expressed deep condolences with the statement saying its «hearts are with them at this difficult time.»
RED CROSS TO RECEIVE ‘SEVERAL COFFINS OF DECEASED HOSTAGES’ IN GAZA STRIP, IDF SAYS

President Donald Trump announced an agreement between Israel and Hamas to release the hostages. (Leon Neal/Getty; Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty)
The official statement also reaffirmed Israel’s ongoing commitment to bringing all hostages home and declared that efforts will continue «relentlessly and will not cease until the last hostage is brought home.»
The Israeli public was also urged to respect the families’ privacy and avoid spreading unverified information, with updates provided only from official sources.
Though the identities of the bodies have not yet been confirmed, Hamas said they were three Israeli soldiers.
HAMAS HANDS OVER 3 DECEASED HOSTAGES TO RED CROSS, ISRAEL SAYS

Hamas terrorists emerge escorting Red Cross vehicles carrying 3 Israeli hostages to be released as part of the ceasefire deal. (TPS-IL)
So far, Hamas has returned 17 deceased hostages since the ceasefire began on Oct. 10. But 11 other hostage bodies are still thought to be in Gaza.
Per Reuters, Israel claimed Hamas has been slow at delivering the deceased bodies, while Hamas said it is working as quickly as possible but under difficult conditions.
Otherwise, before Sunday’s hostage release, Israeli airstrikes hit Gaza, killing one, according to reports.

Hamas has not yet turned over all the dead hostages to Israel. (Moiz Salhi/Anadolu via Getty Images)
The Israeli army claimed its aircraft struck a militant who was a threat to its forces, while Al-Ahli Hospital said one man had been killed in the airstrike in Gaza City, according to reports.
HAMAS HANDS OVER REMAINS OF HOSTAGE WHOSE BODY WAS RECOVERED NEARLY 2 YEARS AGO

Israeli soldiers inspect the burnt cars of festival-goers at the site of an attack on the Nova Festival by Hamas gunmen from Gaza, near Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel, Oct. 13, 2023. (REUTERS/Amir Cohen)
«There are still Hamas pockets in the areas under our control in Gaza, and we are systematically eliminating them,» Netanyahu said during an Israeli broadcast.
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Hamas had agreed per the ceasefire to hand over the remains of 28 dead hostages in exchange for the bodies of 360 Palestinian militants that were killed in the Gaza war.
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Pope Leo picks new Vatican ambassador to US as Trump tensions mount over policies

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People Leo XIV on Saturday announced the appointment of the Vatican’s new ambassador, Apostolic Nuncio, to the U.S. to help manage strained relations with the Trump administration.
Italian Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, 68, a veteran Vatican diplomat who is currently ambassador to the United Nations, previously served as ambassador to the Philippines and Lebanon.
Caccia is replacing 80-year-old Cardinal Christophe Pierre, who is retiring.
«I receive this mission with both joy and a sense of trepidation,» Caccia said after the appointment, according to the Vatican News. He added that his mission was «at the service of communion and peace,» remembering that 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the U.S.
People Leo XIV on Saturday announced the appointment of the Vatican’s new ambassador, Apostolic Nuncio, to the U.S. to help manage strained relations with the Trump administration. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images; Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
The pope and President Donald Trump have been at odds over key issues for the White House, including immigration and the war in Iran.
Pierre’s ambassadorship was also at times at odds with the more conservative U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops while representing Pope Francis’ more progressive priorities.
«Stability and peace are not built with mutual threats, nor with weapons, which sow destruction, pain, and death, but only through a reasonable, authentic, and responsible dialogue,» the American-born pope said on Sunday after the U.S. and Israel launched coordinated strikes on Iran, according to the outlet Chicago Catholic.
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«Faced with the possibility of a tragedy of enormous proportions, I address to the parties involved a heartfelt appeal to assume the moral responsibility to stop the spiral of violence before it becomes an irreparable abyss,» he added.
In early January, Leo also delivered a major policy speech, mostly in English, that came on the heels of the U.S. military action in Venezuela.

Archbishop Gabriele Caccia has been appointed by the pope as the new Vatican ambassador to the U.S. (Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images)
«War is back in vogue and a zeal for war is spreading,» the pope warned in the speech.
Trump called it a «great honor for our country» when Leo was elected pope last May after Pope Francis’ death, and when asked about Leo’s remarks earlier this year seemingly pressing him on policy, Trump told Politico he hadn’t seen the statements from the pontiff, but «I’m sure he’s a lovely man.»
He also said that he had met with the pope’s brother, who he called «serious MAGA.»
Last fall, the pope suggested that supporting the «inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States» is not «pro-life,» leaving White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt to «reject there was inhumane treatment of illegal immigrants in the United States under this administration.»

The pope and the Trump administration have been at odds over immigration and U.S. military actions. (Rocco Spaziani/Archivio Rocco Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images)
Leavitt, who is Catholic, added that the administration always tries to be as humane as possible while enforcing laws.
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Archbishop Paul S. Coakley, current president of the U.S. conference, said after Caccia’s appointment: «On behalf of my brother bishops, I wish to extend our warmest welcome and our prayerful support to him as he carries out his responsibilities across the United States.»
Trump won 59% of the Catholic vote in the 2024 election, according to Politico.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Noem thanks Trump for new Shield of the Americas special envoy role after DHS ouster

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During the Shield of the Americas summit in Florida on Saturday, outgoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem thanked President Donald Trump for appointing her to a newly created role after she was ousted from overseeing the agency.
Noem, who is moving to the newly created position of special envoy for the Shield of the Americas, showed no ill feelings toward the president and said she was proud of her work at DHS, arguing the department had secured the border and eliminated public safety threats.
«I do want to thank the president for creating this and for giving me the honor and the opportunity to serve as a special envoy to this region, to the Western Hemisphere,» Noem said during the summit at Trump National Doral outside Miami.
«This Shield of the Americas will be a powerful example to the rest of the world about what’s possible.»
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks during a working lunch at the Shield of the Americas summit, Saturday, at Trump National Doral near Miami. (Rebecca Blackwell / Pool / AFP via Getty Images)
Trump announced this week that Noem would shift into the new role after cutting short her tenure at DHS.
Noem was removed as the nation’s immigration chief after a turbulent stretch marked by internal clashes and two contentious congressional hearings where even some Republicans pressed her over leadership missteps, including the ad campaign, which she claimed the president had signed off on.
Noem framed the initiative as an effort to expand border security cooperation beyond the United States.
«The way that we cooperate on our shared ideals of freedom and of democracy and safety and security will be a shining light to all of those who wish to be more like all of us,» she said.
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Trump removed Noem as the nation’s DHS chief this week after a turbulent stretch. (Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo)
Noem, who previously served in Congress and as South Dakota governor before leading DHS, defended her record overseeing immigration enforcement during the past year.
«In the last year, as secretary of Homeland Security, we have focused on securing our border,» she said. «We have transformed our country from one that was being invaded by enemies, millions of them that were coming in unvetted, that we didn’t know who was there and who wished to harm us.»
«We’ve secured that border,» she continued. «We’ve focused on removing public safety threats, and over 3 million people have been deported or removed from our country in the last year.»
Noem argued that stronger border enforcement has allowed the administration to pivot toward economic and diplomatic engagement with neighboring nations.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill. (Graeme Sloan/Getty Images)
«Secure borders has changed everything for our country,» she said. «Now that America is secure and our borders are secure, we want to focus on our neighbors and to help our neighbors with their borders and challenges that they have so that they may have the security that we enjoy.»
Trump announced on Truth Social that Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., will replace her effective March 31, while Noem shifts to the newly created envoy role.
Members of Trump’s Cabinet, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer attended Saturday’s summit.
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Leaders from other nations included Argentina’s Javier Milei, El Salvador’s Nayib Bukele Ortez, Bolivia’s Rodrigo Paz Pereira, Costa Rica’s Rodrigo Chaves Robles, Panama’s José Raúl Mulino Quintero, and Trinidad and Tobago’s Kamla Persad-Bissessar, Chile’s Jose Antonio Kast, the Dominican Republic’s Luis Rodolfo Abinader Corona, Ecuador’s Daniel Roy Gilchrist Noboa Azín, Guyana’s Mohamed Irfaan Ali, Honduras’ Nasry «Tito» Asfura and Paraguay’s Santiago Peña.
Notably missing were the leaders of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, and Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo.
Fox News Digital’s Alec Schemmel contributed to this report.
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