Hamas Returns Bodies of Israeli Hostages Amid National Mourning

In a somber development, Hamas has returned the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including a mother and her two young sons, to Israel. The deceased are believed to be Shiri Bibas, 32, and her children, Ariel, 4, and Kfir, 9 months old at the time of their abduction, as well as 84-year-old Oded Lifshitz.

The Bibas family was taken from their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7, 2023, attacks, an event that has since become emblematic of the conflict's human toll. The family's. . .