EPAHamas is to transfer to Israel the bodies of four hostages, which were held in Gaza since they were lived in the attack of the group against Israel on October 7, 2023.
She said they include a mother and two children from the Bibass family, whose unknown fate has grown Israel since. The youngest child, Kfir, was nine months old.
Hamas says the fourth body is that of Oded Lifshitz, 84 -year -old, veteran peaceful activist.
He will mark the first time the group will pass dead hostages, as the cessation of the fire began last month.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that “the heart of the whole people is torn”, adding that Israel is coping with “monsters”.
Six living hostages should be released on Saturday.
The news – albeit unconfirmed by the Israeli government – that Bibas, 33 years old, and its sons (who will now be five and two years old) are dead, caused the pouring of sorrow throughout the country. The government says it will confirm the names of the dead only after forensic examinations.
In a statement, Bibs' family in Israel said it was “in turmoil”, adding that “until we receive final confirmation, our journey is not over.”
It is unclear how the four bodies will be handed over, although the Red Cross, which has so far received hostages released from Hamas, has called for a decent broadcast.
“We have to be clear: any humiliating treatment during release operations is unacceptable,” said a statement on Wednesday night.
This is followed by a widespread denial of the way Hamas has posted hostages in recent weeks in step -by -step events, where they have been placed on platforms in front on crowds of viewers before being handed over to the Red Cross representatives.
It is not known how Shiri, Cphir and his brother Ariel – if confirmed, have died. Hamas said in November 2023 that they were killed in Israeli air strike without providing evidence. At that time, the then member of the Israeli military cabinet Benny Ganz said there was no confirmation of the claim.
The family was taken with the father, Yarden, from Kibbutz Nir Oz, when hundreds of Hamas artillery erupted across the border with Israel and attacked communities, objects of security forces and a music festival.
ReutersAbout 1,200 people – mostly civilians – were killed in the attack and 251 others taken back to Gaza as hostages. Israel has launched a large -scale military campaign against Hamas in response, which died at least 48 297 Palestinians – mainly civilians – according to Hamas Health Ministry.
The 35 -year -old Yarden Bibas was released on February 1, along with two other hostages as part of an exchange of 183 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
Oded Lifshitz, a retired journalist, was also taken from Nir Oz, along with this wife, Yochev. The eighty-five-year-old woman was released by Hamas two weeks later.
Oded Lifshitz was held by the Armed Palestinian Group Islamic Jihad of October 7, 2023.
The liberation of the hostage bodies was agreed as part of the fire termination transaction, which came into force on January 19th. Israel confirmed that there would be eight.
The two sides agreed to exchange 33 hostages for about 1900 prisoners by the end of the first six weeks of the termination of fire.
Conversations about progress in the next phase of the transaction – in which the other living hostages will be released and the war will end permanently – they had to start earlier this month, but they have not yet begun.
So far, twenty -four hostages and over 1000 prisoners have been exchanged.
Seventy hostages, taken on October 7, are still held in Gaza. There are also three other hostages, taken decade ago. About half of all hostages still in gas is thought to be alive.