But overshadowing the fragile deal, Hamas announced on Thursday (AEDT) that the youngest hostage – baby Kfir Bibas – had died in an earlier Israeli bombing. His four-year-old brother Ariel and their mother are also said to have died.
The children’s father has also been held.
The Israeli military said it was checking the “cruel and inhumane” claim, which was potentially explosive given the high-profile campaign in Israel to free the family.
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