Key Points
Hamas hands over bodies of four Israeli hostages to national authorities
Families await official confirmation of identities
Forensic medicine team to determine cause of death
Public gathering at traffic junctions to pay respects
Authorities will confirm the identities and determine the causes of death.
Israelis are gathering at various traffic junctions along the expected route of a convoy.
Hamas says it handed over the bodies of Shira Bibas, her sons, Ariel and Kfir, and Oded Lifshitz today. Deferring to the families, Israel is not confirming the names until the bodies are positively identified. (ANI/TPS)