Israel grieves as Hamas hands over the remains of four Gaza hostages.

• Hamas releases the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including a mother and her two children, who were feared dead following the October 7, 2023, attack.

• The remains are believed to be of Shiri Bibas, her children, Ariel and Kfir, and Oded Lifshitz, who was 83 when abducted.

• Israeli President Isaac Herzog expressed his heartbreak and asked for forgiveness for not protecting the hostages.

• The bodies were displayed on a stage in the Gaza Strip, with a large one depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a vampire.

• The military held a funeral ceremony before transferring the bodies to a laboratory in Israel for DNA identification.

• Hamas is set to release six more bodies next week, leaving the militants with around 60 hostages, all men, around half of whom are believed to be dead.