Hamas releases the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Wednesday evening. These are Tsachi Idan (50), Itzik Elgarat (69), Ohad Yahalomi (50) and Shlomo Mantzur (86). In contrast to the previous transfer, Saturday, this time, according to the Palestinian terrorist organization, there is no public ceremony. Because of the ‘humiliation and cynical use of our hostages for propaganda purposes’, Israel suspended the release of 620 Palestinian prisoners. They will be released late tonight. Follow all developments in the Middle East in our live blog.
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