Hamas turned over the bodies of four Israeli hostages who were abducted by the militant group on October 7, 2023. Hamas says the hostages were killed by Israeli airstrikes while in captivity in the Gaza Strip.
BREAKING: Israel receives bodies of four hostages killed in Gaza, believed to include Hamas’ youngest captives Ariel and Kfir BibasHamas has released the bodies of four Israeli hostages as part of a ceasefire deal, including three members of the Bibas family, who became a symbol of the cruelty of the Palestinian militant group’s Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel.
Israel says the bodies, the first to be returned under the current ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, will need to undergo forensic testing before authorities can confirm their identities. Yarden, 35, was released on Feb. 1 under the first phase of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. He was held in a different part of Gaza than his wife and children, according to hostages who were with him in captivity and have since been freed.In late 2023, Hamas said that Shiri Bibas and the children had been killed by Israeli bombardments. Israel has yet to confirm their deaths.
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