1️⃣ *Militants have handed over the bodies of four hostages taken into Gaza* during their October 2023 attack, with *Hamas saying they include those of the Bibas family* -- symbols of Israel's ordeal since the Gaza war began. 🇮🇱 🇵🇸 🇺🇸 *This is the first release of dead hostages under a fragile ceasefire* under which *living hostages have been exchanged for Palestinians* held in Israeli prisons. *Israel has _"received the caskets of four fallen hostages"_,* Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said, before the *military confirmed a convoy with the bodies had entered Israel.* *While the Bibas's deaths are largely accepted as fact abroad* after Hamas said an Israeli air strike killed them, *Israel has never confirmed the claim and many remain unconvinced* -- including the Bibas family. *The family said it would wait for a confirmation of their deaths:* _"Should we receive devastating news, it must come through the proper official channels after all identification procedures are completed."_