Hamas Starts Returning Bodies Of 4 Hostages To Israel

JAKARTA - Hamas will reportedly begin moving the bodies of four Israeli hostages to Tel Aviv on Tuesday, at 22.00 local time.

Israeli officials previously said the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt would remain closed until at least Wednesday and the flow of aid to the region would be reduced to pressure the militant group to hand over the bodies of the hostages they detained.

Meanwhile, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said the repatriation of the entire hostage's body took time, calling it a "big challenge" given the difficulty of finding bodies among Gaza's ruins.

"It's an even bigger challenge than freeing the living. It's a big challenge," said ICRC spokesman Christian Cardon.

According to Cardon, this process could take days or weeks, with some unlikely to be found.

On Monday, October 14, Hamas handed over the bodies of four of the 28 hostages killed. Israel. Meanwhile, the families of the other 24 hostages accused the terror group of violating its commitments by ceasefire.

The Israeli government's representative to the hostages, Gal Hirsch, told the hostages' families they would continue the pressure and increase it until Hamas kept the agreed commitments at the ceasefire.

Meanwhile, 20 hostages who have been alive since being held hostage on October 7, 2023 have been completely released on Monday.