Hamas says he will return bodies to four hostages including the Bibs family

Hamas says he will hand over the bodies to four hostages on Thursday, including the two young people held by the Palestinian armed group.

The negotiator of the group Khalil Al -Haya said that the bodies to be released would include those of the Bibs family – Shiri and her young children Cphir and Ariel, who were nine months and four years old when Hamas abducted them during the time of The attack on October 7, 2023

Hamas claims the three were killed in the Israeli bombing. Israel has not confirmed this.

The father’s father was Hamas Earlier this month.

Al-Haya said Hamas would also release six living hostages on Saturday-downs the number that was originally planned.

In return, Israel will release all the women and those under the age of 19, arrested since last October and allow some equipment to clear rubble in Gaza across the border with Egypt.

In a statement, Al-Haya said the group agreed “the transfer of four bodies from the prisoners of the occupation on Thursday, February 20, including the bodies of the Bibs family.”

Hamas claims that in November 2023 they were killed in Israeli air strike without providing evidence. The Israeli military did not confirm the report. Israeli officials have only said that they are seriously concerned about their lives.

An Israeli employee told Reuters that deceased hostages would undergo identification in Israel before being appointed.

In a statement, the Bibas family said he was aware of Hamas’s statement.

“In the last few hours, we have been confused after a Hamas spokesman’s announcement about the planned return of our Shiri, Ariel and Kfir this Thursday as part of the hostage remains,” the statement said.

“We want to clarify that while we are aware of these reports, we have not yet received a formal confirmation on the subject.

“Until we receive final confirmation, our trip has not ended.

Hamas also pointed out two of the six Israelis to be released on Saturday.

They are Aver Mengista and Hisham al-Sayed, who were seized respectively in 2014 and 2015, after they went to Gaza themselves. The Israeli government said both suffered from the problems of mental health at the time.

According to the first phase of the fire termination agreement, Hamas agreed to release 33 hostages. In return, Israel agreed to release about 1900 Palestinian prisoners.

Conversations about progress in the second phase of the deal – in which the other living hostages will be released and the war will end permanently – they had to start earlier this month, but have not yet begun.

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said the talks would start “this week”.

He said that Israel “would not accept Hamas’s continued presence or other terrorist organization in Gaza,” but said Israel could prolong the cessation of fire if the discussions were productive.

“If we see that there is a constructive dialogue with a possible horizon to reach an agreement (then), we will do this time with a time frame for longer,” Saar said.

Currently, a total of 73 hostages are being held in Gaza – a mixture of Israeli soldiers and civilians both dead and alive. This includes Thai and Nepalese citizens.

About 251 hostages were taken from Hamas when he attacked Israel on October 7, 2023, killing about 1,200 people.

Israel responded with a 15-month military offensive, which killed 47,460 Palestinians, according to Hamas’s health ministry, ruled by Gaza, and devastated the coastal enclave.