Hamas is to transfer to Israel the bodies of four hostages who have been held in Gaza since being taken alive in the group's attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. It has said they include a mother and two children from the Bibas family,

Israel and Hamas are behind on the progression of their ceasefire deal as the release of hostages and return of remains continues.

Israel braced on Thursday for the return of the bodies of infant Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother Ariel, the two youngest captives taken by Hamas in their Oct. 7, 2023 attack and among the most potent symbols of the trauma inflicted that day.