On Tuesday, Hamas announced that it would release the bodies of four Israeli hostages — including their two youngest hostages, Kfir and Ariel Bibas, who were just 9 months and 4 years old when they were taken, per CNN.

Hamas says it will hand over the bodies of four hostages on Thursday, including the two youngest people held by the Palestinian armed group. The group's negotiator Khalil al-Hayya said the bodies to be released would include those of the Bibas family - Shiri and her young children Kfir and Ariel,

Hamas said it would release three living hostages ahead of schedule on Saturday as Israel agreed to begin negotiations to permanently end the war in Gaza.