Hamas on Tuesday said that it will release the dead bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday, including the two youngest people held by the group, Kfir and Ariel Bibas.

Hamas will release the bodies of four hostages on Thursday, while the remaining six hostages still alive will be released on Saturday, including Hisham al-Sayed and Avera Mengisto, who were held in Gaza before the start of war there,

He said Israel would use "any leverage" it had over Hamas to secure the return of the 33 hostages due to come out in the first phase of the deal, which includes the release of Isr

A top Hamas official said the Palestinian militant group will release six living Israeli hostages on Saturday, instead of three as initially planned. The bodies of four deceased hostages will be handed over to Israel on Thursday,