Hamas hands over bodies of four Israelis held captive in Gaza

Bezalel Smotrichisraeli Finance Minister

We wake up to a difficult morning for all of us. A morning that sharpens the cruelty of our enemies and the justice of our determined war against them until they are destroyed from the face of the earth,

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said in a post on the X social media platform

The War Criminal Netanyahu & His Nazi Army Killed Them with Missiles from Zionist Warplanes,

the poster read

Gideon Sa'arisraeli Foreign Minister

It will happen this week,

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar told reporters in Jerusalem, according to Reuters

While we feel profound relief at their homecoming, we are devastated by the news that the remains of four of our loved ones will be returned this Thursday,

it said in a statement Tuesday

Until we receive definitive confirmation, our journey is not over,

the family said in a statement

If we will see there is a constructive dialogue with a possible horizon of getting to an agreement (then) we will make this time framework longer,

he added

Shiri and the kids became a symbol,

said Yiftach Cohen, a resident of Nir Oz, around a quarter of whose inhabitants were either killed or kidnapped on 7 October 2023

According to the BBC, the group’s negotiator, Khalil Al-Hayya, stated that the bodies to be released would include those of the Bibas family - Shiri and her young children, Kfir and Ariel, who were aged 9 months and 4 years old when Hamas kidnapped them during the October 7, 2023 attack,

Kenny said, his voice wavering

This is the horrific news we have been dreading since the very first hours of this trauma.”

Kenny continued

It is believed that Hamas continues to hold 36 living hostages and 34 dead bodies. It’s for those hostages that I wear this badge,

He concluded ... Kenny said, pointing to a pin on his chest

They were alive and healthy when taken by these monsters, and now they are dead. However, they died during this conflict; they are only dead because of these evil terrorists who kidnapped them. So Hamas killed them,

he stressed, looking seriously into the camera

Preparations started in the early hours of the morning. There are masked fighters with green bands on their heads, armed with rifles and holding different signs with slogans,

he said