Breakthrough in Gaza hostage deal

Breakthrough in Gaza hostage deal as Israel mourns Bibas family
By Nafisa Eltahir and Rami Amichay CAIRO/RISHON LEZION, Israel (Reuters) - Hamas agreed to release the last hostage bodies included in phase one of the Gaza ceasefire deal, in a breakthrough announced as Israelis mourned a family seen as a symbol of the trauma suffered by Israel in the attack on October 7,
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