@abc7chicago: Hamas handed over four bodies to the Red Cross in Gaza on Thursday, in the latest return of deceased hostages as part of the group's ceasefire deal with Israel. Red Cross officials took custody of four black coffins during a ceremony in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. A Red Cross official and a Hamas commander appeared on a stage to sign documents as part of the handover. The coffins were also brought onto the stage. A banner on the stage declared in both Arabic and English: "The Return of War = The Return of Your Prisoners in Coffins." In a joint statement, the Israel Defense Forces and Israel Security Agency said that, "According to information communicated by the Red Cross, four caskets of deceased hostages were transferred to them, and they are being taken to IDF and ISA forces in the Gaza Strip." An Israeli security official confirmed to ABC News that an IDF-held ceremony for the four deceased hostages took place in the IDF-controlled Gaza buffer zone.

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Thursday 20 February 2025 12:44:55 GMT