The remains of 4 hostages are returned to Israel in latest ceasefire trade
by editors@theworld.org (Chris Harland-Dunaway) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6VDXW)
Hamas and Israel continued their prisoner-for-hostage exchanges as part of the ceasefire deal in Gaza, but on Thursday, the hostages released to Israel were already dead. Hamas claims they were killed by Israeli airstrikes while they were in captivity, which Israeli officials have not denied. The occasion was a somber shift in tone for the hostage releases, which are usually days of relief and celebration in Israel. Shira Kadari-Ovadia is a reporter for Haaretz, who was in a plaza in Tel Aviv that's been renamed Hostage Square, where families and supporters of the hostages gather. She explains what it was like there and the impact of this day on Israeli society.