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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday vowed revenge on Hamas after the group released what it said were the bodies of four Israeli hostages.

The bodies included the infant Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother Ariel, the youngest of those kidnapped during the October 7, 2023, attack.

Palestinian militants handed over four black coffins in a carefully orchestrated public display, with dozens of armed Hamas militants and crowds of Palestinians gathering to watch.

United Nations human rights chief Volker Turk criticised the handover, stating that the parading of bodies was abhorrent and cruel, adding that it flew in the face of international law.

“Under international law, any handover of the remains of deceased must comply with the prohibition of cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment, ensuring respect for the dignity of the deceased and their families,” he said in a statement.

Israelis lined the road in the rain near the Gaza border to pay their respects as the convoy carrying the coffins drove by.

It was learned that in Tel Aviv, people gathered, some weeping, in a public square, opposite Israel’s defence headquarters, at what has come to be known as Hostages Square.

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