Hamas offers dead hostages' bodies for Palestinian prisoner release

Hamas announced it will return the bodies of four dead Israeli hostages on Thursday in exchange for Israel releasing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. This comes as the ceasefire between the two sides approaches its expiration. Israel has delayed the release of about 600 Palestinian prisoners, citing concerns over the treatment of hostages. Hamas claims this delay violates the ceasefire agreement and has halted discussions for a second phase until the prisoners are freed. In related news, tens of thousands of Israelis gathered to mourn an Israeli mother and her two children, whose bodies were returned by Hamas last week. The family was killed during the conflict, with differing accounts of the circumstances surrounding their deaths.