The remains of one of the oldest and oldest detainees seized by the militant group Hamas are expected to be handed over to Thursday during an attack ignition to the war in the Gaza Strip.
In an emotional message, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed grief before attaining the dead hostages on Wednesday, saying that he is firm to ensure that such a thing never happens again.
On Wednesday, through a post on X, Benjamin Netanyahu said, “Tomorrow will be a very difficult day for the state of Israel. One day, day of mourning. We are bringing our four dear hostages home, fell. ,
He also said that his and the whole country’s heart is “torn” and goes to Hamas to be called “demons”. “We are embracing families, and the heart of an entire nation is torn. My heart is torn. So you are yours. And the heart of the whole world should be torn, because here we see with whom we are working with, what kind of demons we are working with. We are mourning, we are hurting, but we are also firm to ensure that something like this never happens, ”he wrote in the post, which was with a video message.
Who are the four hostages
A senior Hamas official announced earlier this week that he would release four Israeli hostage bodies on Thursday and six living hostages on Saturday, as part of the ongoing ceasefire deal in Gaza.
According to the Associated Press (AP) report, the bodies of the youngest and oldest hostages are expected to be released by Hamas on Thursday, an Israeli official said, an Israeli officer said. It will include the bodies of the Bibas family – one mother and her two children. Shiri Bibas, and his two children Ariel and KFIR Bibas will be released on Thursday, the Israeli official said that the first confirmation from the country.
While Ariel was 4 years old, KFIR was taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023. Later Hamas was the youngest Israeli hostage in captivity. The fourth hostage is expected to be issued, a retired journalist who was 83 years old when he was taken captive.
The Bibus family had become a symbol of the plight of the Israeli hostages in the captivity of Hamas. His fate in the Gaza war was mostly unknown. However, Hamas confirmed that the family died during the Israeli strike.
The Gaza ceasefire began to end the 15 -month long war in Gaza in January. The three-ended ceasefire scheme is currently in its first stage, which includes the exchange of hostage and prisoners between Israel and Hamas.
(With input from AP)
