Hamas to Release Six Israeli Hostages in Exchange for Palestinian Prisoners
The release comes as Israel confirms the brutal killings of two young hostages and their mother, Schiri Bibas, whose remains were recently identified.
- Hamas plans to release six Israeli hostages today, including two men held for over a decade, in exchange for 600 Palestinian prisoners.
- Israel has identified the remains of Schiri Bibas, a mother who was abducted with her two young children, confirming their deaths in captivity.
- The Israeli military accuses Hamas of murdering Bibas' children, aged four years and ten months, with their bare hands, rejecting Hamas' claim they died in an airstrike.
- The exchange occurs amidst ongoing tensions, with Israel closing a key border crossing for aid into Gaza without explanation.
- Questions remain over Hamas' handling of hostages and remains, following the prior handover of an unrelated body instead of Bibas' last week.
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