Hamas said it would turn over the bodies of the boys, Ariel Bibas and his baby brother, Kfir, and their mother. Israel was expected to release Palestinian prisoners in exchange.

When Hamas returns the bodies of four hostages this week, they'll include the two youngest hostages taken, reports the BBC. The group said three of the four bodies are those of Shiri Bibas and her two children—Kfir,

A top Hamas leader says the militant group will release six living Israeli hostages on Saturday. The six are the last living hostages to be freed under the first phase of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

The two Bibas boys became a symbol of Hamas' attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. Videos circulated online, including a video of the boys' mother, Shiri, holding her redheaded children in her arms as militants surrounded her.

CAIRO (AP) — A top Hamas leader says the group will release six living Israeli hostages on Saturday and the bodies of four others on Thursday, a surprise increase that apparently comes in return for Israel allowing mobile homes and construction equipment into the devastated Gaza Strip.

In a significant development in the ongoing hostage crisis, Hamas announced on Tuesday that it will release the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including the two youngest, Kfir and Ariel Bibas, on Thursday.