Hamas to return bodies of dead hostages to Israel on Feb. 20

Hamas is set to transfer the bodies of hostages killed in Gaza, including members of the Bibas family, to Israeli authorities on Feb. 20, TASS reports, citing Abu Ubaida, Spokesperson for the Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military wing.

“As part of an exchange deal with Israel, we will hand over the bodies of the Bibas family members and the body of Oded Lifshitz to the other side on Thursday,” Ubaida said in a Telegram post.

He further claimed that all the said individuals had lost their lives due to Israeli bombings in the Gaza Strip.