"But the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said a Monday statement that the "struggle is not over" and won't end "until the last hostage is located and returned for proper burial.""
"As part of the agreement reached last week, Hamas must also return the bodies of 28 deceased hostages, including two Americans. On Monday, Hamas via the Red Cross gave Israel four hostages' bodies."
"In return for the hostages, Israel will release 250 Palestinian prisoners who were serving life sentences and 1,700 who were detained by the IDF in Gaza after the Oct. 7 attacks."
"'For over two years, the hope of holding Ariel again is what sustained and drove me every single day,' Yehoud said in a statement."
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum said the struggle is not over and the effort will continue until the last hostage is located and returned for proper burial. Under the agreement, Hamas must return the bodies of 28 deceased hostages, including two Americans; four bodies were transferred via the Red Cross on Monday. In exchange, Israel will release 250 Palestinians serving life sentences and 1,700 detainees taken by the IDF in Gaza after Oct. 7. Twenty men were released from Hamas, including brothers Ariel and David Cunio and others abducted from Nir Oz and the Nova music festival. Families described sustained hope and relief at the releases while insisting the search for remaining hostages continues.
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