hamas has returned the bodies of four hostages to israel pf four hastagestg israel via red of four haatagaata israai via red in gaza pf four haatagaata israai via red in gaza including the red cross in gaza including those a mother and her two those of a mother and her two children. , , ,. children. this is the scene in younis, children. this is the scene in - younis, where - children. this is the scene in - younis, where hamasl children. this is the scene in - - younis, where hamas staged khan younis, where hamas staged the handover. a dictator without elections, president zelensky move president zelensky better move fast or he not have a fast or he will not have a left. the parents of a nine—year—old girl who was killed in the southport attack tells the bbc former school. evacuated as a sinkhole nearby continues to grow.

hello. the bodies of four israeli hostages have return to israel. the bodies, in coffins, were over to red cross by hamas in a ceremony in khan a 77 a short 5 77 a short time 5 77 a short time ago. j younis a short time ago. meanwhile, hamas said it is ready to release hostages at all in one go. the offer which would involve 60 people is on the full

dependent on the full withdrawal of israeli forces from gaza and an agreement about a end to the about a permanent end to the war. these are live pictures from khan younis where the ceremony held a moments ceremony was held a moments ago. the crowd is starting to disperse after cross vehicle set off. can look at in tel which is square, which is the point for 7 point forfamilies point for families of focal point for families of held in gaza. for them hostages held in gaza. forthem grim hostages held in gaza. farthem grim day hostages held in gaza. forthem grim day because it is the a grim day because it is the first the exchange of first time the exchange of these been hostages, these have been bodies rather than people who alive coming home. it isa it is a very sombre day? yes, some of the handovers some of the previous handovers we as a bittersweet we described as a bittersweet occasion where there has been i°y occasion where there has been joy at seeing hostages return, all of them alive until now.

but also concern over the condition they were released and concern over how they in, and concern over how they manage after what been today we seen nothing 5 seen nothing of j seen nothing of that. we seen caskets of that. we seen caskets containinge haye seen caskets containing �* of the bodies. haye seen caskets containing �*of the bodies. hamas haye seen caskets containing �* of the bodies. hamas gave four of the bodies. hamas gave a list two they were. you said in your introduction, the bibas in your introduction; the bibas a mother, ihyodr'ihtroductioh; the bibas a mother, bibas ihyodr'ihtroductioh; the bibas hera mother, bibas ihyodr'ihtroductioh; the bibas her young er, bibas ihyodr'ihtroductioh; the bibas her young children. bibas and her young children. their faces are the covers of faces are on the covers of newspapers today. one ie'ee!�* eeeeeeeee'e “vie a“??? ., .. .- ., f -.. showing "ee' "e'232e' “53 “ne ,, .. ,- ,, f -,, showing the and sorrow �*and sorrow those anger and sorrow and those are the in israel. the the emotions in israel. the fourth is 0ded a fourth is 0ded lifshitz, a peace activist. his wife said geese aetifist. his. wife said on eeeee aetifiet. gtis. wife said on tv eeeee aetifiet. ttis. wife said on tv she felt he had yesterday on tv she felt he had been by the been betrayed by the palestinians. lgat up palestinians. that he ended up in a coffin �* being palestinians. that he ended up ina coffin �*being in in a coffin after being held in gaza. bodies been taken

and there will be a to israel and there will be a ceremony where a military rabbi will conduct prayers over their caskets and they will be taken ggskets and they will be taken hospital in where the to hospital in israel where the task of the forensic identification will begin. that could take many hours. until e?— the israeli . . is hifor’miall’yfir 7 w formally saying and not formally saying and identifying who the bodies are. across all of the israeli media, world media, those names 7 -—— there. those two young are there. those two young children, those two boys, and are the j are the most potent the mother, are the most potent symbols in israel and for many the world, of what across the world, both of what happened on �*the happened on october the 7th 2023 in the led attacks 2023 in the hamas led attacks on israel, and since then, .. 1g - .- -.... .-- . --. --.- --. " féi'tiié’hééiégeé" ’ ordeal of the hostages taken. those been ”7”th 77 7 ”and ”777777 who and we those who remain and those we are seeing who died.—

reaction so far the way the reeetierg “harte thefler ' ~ has been the reeetieh “harte thefler ' ~ has been carried out? the this has been carried out? the cross hoped for a red cross hoped for a dignified tell us how this red cross hoped for a dignified by “ell us how this was . .. , red cross hoped for a dignified by hamas. )w this was . .. , red cross hoped for a dignified b hamas. , s 1577.77. red cross hoped for a dignified b hamas. , 157777. red cross hoped for a dignified b hamas. , ., 7777. handled by hamas. yes, i mean, not only - the _ handled by hamas. yes, i mean, not only - the red - het enlve�*tarflfieetheneé ~ said, but private. this cross said, but private. this was not : e? is the was. not private. this is. the handover. we saw similar choreography as wehave before. we saw these of hamas fighters = -: other armed 7 other armed factions? other armed factionsvlined we have seen " wehavresee’n’ " ' wbehind up. we have seen crowds behind them. this is staged in khan in a place of younis, in a place of devastation. again, a platform ggygstation. again. a olatform. a red cross that a red cross representative came up and went through formalities hamas has insisted on, signing papers stamped by a a; figgé eeee; eeq�*ee? be? fighter in a mask. and hamas fighter in a mask. and then the bodies for the first time in coffins released.

time in coffins were released. were taken by fighters to ambulances waiting for the ambulances waiting for them. very much stage—managed. —:: —— -:: to send a message. trying to send a message. i think the message this time that hamas and are that hamas and others are trying to send is to put the blame on the israeli government and prime minister specifically. was a black a-ainst ; cloth against the main poster behind the platform until cloth against the main poster behind the sfii�*jiflwentll if almost the ceremony began, if one can call it that. it was then pulled away to reveal a then. patted away to reveat e 777777777. of then. patted away ta reveat a~ ~ . ~ ~ of benjamin caricature of benjamin with blood and netanyahu with blood and accusing him of being the murderer of these four that clearly is hostages. that clearly is that will cause something that witl. cease and distaste in even 77 everfthough what we have israel even though what we have seen as ' " in israel even though what we have seen as "�* in the israel even though what we have seen as ' " in the previous seen so far in the previous handovers, where israelis were disgusted by what they saw as a

propaganda event staged by hamas. �*these propaganda event staged by hamas. �* these are coffins hamas. now these are coffins and presumably, there still has to be made 100% clear take place, the identifications take place, two tiny of two tiny children, will onll 7.7-.- it oftwo tin children willonl-.. . . oftwo tin children willonl- . . exacerbate that. it is a day of thank exacerbate that. it is a day of - thank yom _ exacerbate that. it is a day of - thank you. we - exacerbate that. it is a day of l - thank you. we - now sor-r-oyv. thank you. we can now to a doctor member of speak to a doctor and member of a think—tank. still this a. think-flank. still-this of a. think-flank. still-this of hostages par-t... - 2”e’f 7 h; 7 7551075 77 77 ’ 7 7pa7r7t7o7f7th7e777 77 77 ’ part of7the ceasefire 7 7 7par7t7o7f7th7e7c7e7as7efire deal. as part of the ceasefire deal. what is your reaction to the way the latest one was carried out? ., ~' , ., way the latest one was carried out? ., «i y., ., ., way the latest one was carried out? ., ~' i., ., ., 4' way the latest one was carried 0: is' ., ~' ,., ., ., ~' way the latest one was carried 0: is '- that _ would use this opportunity to carry out such a i carry out such a spectacle. i

think what we have to think at this sta-e is at this stage is what about at this stage is what this means how the israeli this means for how the israeli proceeds on 7—— 7 to phase two of the progressing to phase two of the viewers will ceasefire. viewers will know there are three we are there are three phases. we are coming the end of phase one. coming to the end of phase one. phase two is meant to begin phasetwoish'geargtto begin. soon. negotiations fairly soon. negotiations have begun in should have begun in earnest and they not. the and they have not. the israeli still has not sent government still has not sent a negotiation team with a mandate gegotiation team with a mandate negotiate for two and to negotiate for phase two and phase two is where the withdrawal of israeli military forces on the ground in gaza would be withdrawn. and you get would be withdrawrtgztmdyaa get the stages would be withdrawruandyau get the stages of ceasefire. to the stages of ceasefire. whereas now, these whereas right now, these are pauses, intermittent pauses. have had more than 100 you have had more than 100 people killed in gaza by forces in 77- forces in the past few

77 d7ur7in7g during the ceasefire. i weeks during the ceasefire. i think we are at a delicate because the fall apart at 77 fallapart atany 7 fall apart at any time,7 could fall apart at any time, especially in the next week, 7 against especially against the background talk background of talk around removing all palestinians gaza, what was called the riviera plan the trump administration put forward and which has been enthusiastically accepted the israelis. it is accepted by the israelis. it is accepted by the israelis. it is a very difficult time and a y-erydifficult time.and. moment. in order a y-erydifficult time.