Hamas will move up the release of the bodies of four hostages by a day, and they will be returned to Israel overnight Wednesday without a ceremony, a senior Israeli official confirmed on Tuesday evening. At the same time, Israel will gradually release the terrorists who were supposed to be freed this past Saturday, but whose release was delayed by a decision of the political echelon. Hamas confirmed on Tuesday evening that an agreement has been reached to resolve the crisis delaying the release of the Palestinian Arab terrorist prisoners, and updated that they will be released concurrently with the bodies of the hostages — in addition to the release of Palestinian Arab women and minors. Related articles: Released hostage to be honored by USA US presented Hamas with new proposal for hostage release Or Levy recounts the moment he met his son Netanyahu speaks with family of hostage Elkana Bochbot This past Thursday, Hamas handed over to Israel a body that was not that of Shiri Bibas, and only a day later did the group hand over her body. Additionally, the "humiliation ceremonies" by Hamas for the hostages who were freed sparked public outrage, and as a result of these incidents, Israel delayed the release of the terrorists. Since then, mediators have been trying to reach a solution, with one of the proposals being the possibility of releasing the bodies of hostages before Thursday, the date on which they are currently scheduled to be released.
