Hamas on Tuesday said that it will release the dead bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday, including the two youngest people held by the group, Kfir and Ariel Bibas.

Hamas will release the bodies of four hostages on Thursday, while the remaining six hostages still alive will be released on Saturday, including Hisham al-Sayed and Avera Mengisto, who were held in Gaza before the start of war there,

He said Israel would use "any leverage" it had over Hamas to secure the return of the 33 hostages due to come out in the first phase of the deal, which includes the release of Isr

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.

Israel and Hamas will begin indirect negotiations on a second stage of the Gaza ceasefire deal, officials said on Tuesday, as the Palestinian militant group said it would hand over more hostages, including the bodies of two children,