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Red Cross convoy heads to stage set up by Hamas in southern Gaza for handover of slain hostages — official
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
A convoy of Red Cross vehicles is now heading to a stage set up by Hamas in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis for the handover of four slain hostages, an Israeli defense official says.
Hamas has said it is handing over the bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two children Ariel and Kfir, and Oded Lifshitz.
The bodies will be handed over to the Red Cross, which will bring them to IDF troops in Gaza.
Upon receiving the bodies, the military will carry out a short military ceremony led by IDF Chief Rabbi Brig. Gen. Eyal Karim, before taking the slain hostages to the Abu Kabir forensic institute for identification.
The identification process could take up to 48 hours.
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