Israelis gather for return of captives’ bodies

Dozens of flag-bearing Israelis have gathered to line the route of a convoy bringing home the bodies of four Israeli captives handed over by Hamas in Gaza. About 100 Israelis had also gathered at the Tel Aviv plaza dubbed ‘Hostages Square’ – a site of regular protests for the release of the captives. “This is one of the hardest days, I think, since October 7,” said museum manager Tania Coen Uzzielli, 59.