Hamas has handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages as part of a prisoner exchange with Israel, marking the final swap in a fragile truce in Gaza. The ceasefire, which began on January 19, is set to end this week, and the future of the next phase, aimed at ending the war, is uncertain. Hamas has stated that it has not received any proposals for the next phase. After days of impasse, Egyptian mediators facilitated the handover of the bodies of the final four hostages in the first phase of the deal. The Palestinian detainees due to be released include 445 men and 24 women and minors arrested in Gaza, as well as 151 prisoners serving life sentences for deadly attacks on Israelis.