Hamas to release 6 more hostages, bodies of 4 others. The hostages will be released on Saturday. By Nadine El-Bawab and Morgan Winsor. February 18, 2025, 4:00 PM. 2:53.

Kfir, who was 9 months old at the time, was the youngest hostage taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack that killed 1,200 in Israel and ignited the war.

Hamas says it has agreed to Israel's request to speed up release of Israeli hostages, including two men held around a decade. The bodies of members of a young family are among those it will hand over.

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A top Hamas official says the group will free six living Israeli hostages on Saturday and return the bodies of four others on Thursday, a surprise acceleration in releases apparently in trade for ...

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Hamas says it will free 6 living hostages and hand over four bodies A top Hamas leader says the “Bibas family” would be included in the handover of four bodies, apparently referring to Shiri ...

CAIRO — A top Hamas official says the militant group will free six living Israeli hostages on Saturday and return the bodies of four others on Thursday, a surprise acceleration in releases ...