Hamas has displayed four black coffins on a stage inKhan Younis ahead of the handover of the bodies of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, AFP reports.

Each casket was shown with a photo of a body Hamas said it would hand over, including Shiri Bibas, her two young sons Kfir and Ariel, and a fourth captive, Oded Lifshitz.

 Hamas fighter stands in front of a banner on stage ahead of the handing over the bodies of four Israeli hostages in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza. — AFP
Hamas fighter stands in front of a banner on stage ahead of the handing over the bodies of four Israeli hostages in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza. — AFP

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