Israel and Hamas have begun working to advance their ceasefire agreement in Gaza to the next phase, but it's unclear if they'll get there and, if not, what comes next.

The funeral procession itself was proof that the nation’s spirit had not broken. If it had, people would not have poured into the streets as they did.

Remains of Oded Lifshitz also handed over by Hamas to the IDF. Officials say the identification process revealed they all were murdered in captivity.

At such an event, there is no shortage of things to photograph, but a lot of the time, I felt compelled to keep my camera at my side and watch the moments with my own eyes.

Israeli and Hamas officials say they have reached an agreement to exchange the bodies of dead hostages for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

THE heartbreaking funeral for murdered Israeli hostage mum Shiri Bibas and her two young sons Kfir and Ariel is taking place today. Thousands of griefstricken Israelis lined the streets to send

Hamas transferred to Israel the bodies of four hostages on Thursday morning local time as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal, the Israeli prime minister's office said. The big picture: The return of the bodies completes the release of 33 hostages as part of the first phase of the deal.

Thousands of people lined the streets of Israel to pay their respects as the funeral procession of Shiri Bibas and her two young sons made its way to a cemetery.

Mourners gather around the convoy carrying the coffins of slain hostages Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, during their funeral procession in Rishon Lezion, Israel, Wednesday, Feb.

Crowds gathered to pay respects to members of the Bibas family who were killed while in Hamas captivity, as their funeral procession got underway in Rishon LeZion, Israel, on6.The procession for Shiri,