Hamas handed over the bodies of the four of Israel’s hostages as he waited for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners of Israel in turn, in the night, which labeled a final replacement as part of a fragile truck in Gaza overnight.
The truce came into force January 19th And he mostly held himself, despite numerous failures. But his first phase should end this week, and the fate of his next phase, which aims to end the war, remains unclear.
Hamas said on Thursday that he was ready to start talking in the second phase and that the only way to remain hostage was freed from the dedication of the tribute.
After a few days, Egyptian intermediaries on Wednesday secured the last four hostages in the first phase of the agreement, for 620 Palestinians any Israeli forces closed in Gaza or closed in Israel.
On Saturday, Israel refused to release the prisoners after Hamas handed over six hostages to the ceremony.
Tensions over previous ceremonies
Hamas portrayed the living hostages and coffins that wore hostages, stayed on stage in front of the Gomili in Gaza before handing over them, for sharp criticism, including the United Nations.
The final handover did not include such a ceremony.
Israel has received coffins, carrying the remains of four hostages, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in the early hours of Thursday.
Hamas had previously identified the bodies as Tsachi Idan, Itzhak Elgarat, Ohad Yahalomi and Shlomo Mantzur, which were all abducted during October 7, 2023, an attack from their homes Kibbutz near Gaza.
The bodies were subjected to the initial identification in the Israeli territory, and the official notice would give the families of the hostages after the procedure was completed, according to a statement of Netanyahu’s office.
The handover agreement was also held earlier after Hamas handed over the remains of an unidentified woman Instead of Shiri BibasBefore delivering the correct body the next day. The body of an unidentified woman was sent to a hospital in Gaza on Thursday, doctors said.
A complete forensic examination to determine the cause of death for the last four will come later, according to the Israeli Ministry of Health.
About 30 hostages were killed in Gaza, according to the Israeli authorities.
Bus leaves in prison
Palestinian detainees who should be released include 445 men and 24 women and minors arrested in Gaza, as well as 151 prisoners who served life penalties for deadly attacks on the Israelites, according to the Hamas source.
A bus that transported some of the liberated Palestinian prisoners left the Israeli prison on the occupied west coast and arrived in the Palestinian city of Ramallah a few minutes later, shown live footage.
The group started from the bus with hundreds gathered outside, and some of the men published – dressed in green jackets and keffiyeh – raised the crowd to high.
Publisher Bilal Yassin, 42, told Reuters that he had been in Israeli custody for 20 years.
“Our victims and prison were not in vain,” Yassin said. “We had confidence in [Palestinian] resistance.”
Almost 100 Palestinian prisoners were handed over to Egypt, where they would remain until the other country accepted them, according to Hamas’ source and Egyptian media.
Later, the ambulances arrived at the European Hospital in Khan Younis, South Gaza, early Thursday, while waiting for a group of liberated Palestinians, who were supposed to undergo medical examinations.
A total of 580 prisoners and detainees will be released in Gaza, Hamas reports. Buses, accompanied by the Red Cross, are expected to arrive in the coming hours.
The first phase of the tribute included the exchange of 33 of Israel with a total of 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees, and the withdrawal of Israeli troops from some positions in Gaza, as well as the help of help.
However, with a 42-day trial due to the expiration of the expiration on Saturday, it remains unclear whether an extension agreement that could see more than 59 remaining hostages or may negotiations begin in the second phase of the agreement.
