Hamas handed over the bodies of four hostages in exchange for Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners Thursday, days before the first phase of their ceasefire will end. Israel had delayed the agreed-upon prisoner release,

Hamas says it will return the bodies of four dead Israeli hostages on Thursday in exchange for Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners

Hamas says that it will return the bodies of four dead hostages on Thursday in exchange for Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, two days before the first phase of the ceasefire betw

Hamas handed over four dead hostages to the Red Cross early Thursday in exchange for Israel's release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, days before the first phase of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will end.

Hamas returned the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross and some of the 600 Palestinian prisoners and detainees have been released into the West Bank to their families, marking the end of the first phase of the ceasefire deal.

Hamas handed over what it said were the last four dead hostages included in the first phase of a cease-fire agreement with Israel, mediators said, as they race to extend the fragile truce. The bodies were transferred to the International Committee of the Red Cross under supervision of Egyptian officials early Thursday local time,

Also on Thursday, a Red Cross convoy transported dozens of released Palestinian prisoners from Israel's Ofer prison.