Hamas fighter jets are expected to be handed over to the bodies of four Israelis kidnapped on October 7, 2023, led by Hamas, including a woman and two young children in exchange for Israeli jail Palestinians.
In the music of victory, a large crowd gathered in Khan Younis, the southern city of Gaza, to observe and communicate. The Palestinian gunman was deployed in one phase where four coffins were placed.
The Israelites were miles away, watching in horror. Four dead hostages were named Shiri Bibas, 32, her red-haired child Ariel and 4-month-old KFIR and ODED LIFSHITZ, 84.
According to Israel, all four people were kidnapped in the October 7 attack, about 1,200 people were killed and 250 were taken hostage. For many Israelis, the intentional kidnapping of Ms. Bibas and her children represented the malice of the attacker.
Although Hamas said they were killed in an Israeli air strike, it is not clear how they died. Israeli officials have not confirmed the cause of death.
Israel's ruthless movement against Hamas in Gaza quickly followed, killing thousands of Palestinians and leaving most of the enclave in ruins.
In late January, Israel and Hamas reached a deal to stop fighting for at least six weeks. Hamas agreed to hand over the bodies of more than 25 Israeli hostages and eight other people to more than 1,500 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
Since then, Israelis and Palestinians have witnessed the emotional home – a year after the horror of the Hamas underground tunnel cyber, hostages reunited with their families – as the return Palestinian prisoners have accepted loved ones outside the prison for the first time in decades.
Hamas has used hostage releases to hold a carefully planned ceremony that demonstrates its dominance in Gaza, deploying dozens of well-organized gunmen, occasionally forcing hostages to be released to speak from the temporary stage.
Rawan Sheikh Ahmad Reports from Haifa, Israel.
