Oded Engel News Today

On a purely emotional level, the return of the bodies offers closure for families who have lived through a nightmarish mixture of doubt, dread, and unresolved trauma.

Abigail was released on November 26, after 51 days in Hamas captivity and two days after her fourth birthday. 

Protests erupted in Jerusalem, Herzliya, Be'er Sheva, among others in addition to various junctions throughout central Israel, with demonstrators calling for a deal.