Hamas says it will return bodies of four hostages including two children | BBC News

Hamas says it will hand over the bodies of four hostages on Thursday, including the two youngest people held by the Palestinian armed group.

The group’s negotiator Khalil al-Hayya said the bodies to be released would include those of the Bibas family.

That includes Shiri and her young children Kfir and Ariel, who were aged nine months and four years when Hamas kidnapped them during the 7 October 2023 attack.

Their father Yarden was released by Hamas earlier this month.

In exchange, Israel will free all women and those under the age of 19 arrested since last October and is allowing some rubble-clearing equipment into Gaza through the border with Egypt.

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