Hamas to Hand Over Another Captive’s Body Amid Ongoing Hostilities

In the relentless cycle of violence and hostage exchanges between Hamas and Israel, the armed wing of Hamas, the Al Qassam Brigades, declared on Monday they will transfer the corpse of a captive to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) at 8 p.m. local time in Gaza. This move is part of what Hamas calls the "Al Aqsa Storm Agreement" for prisoner swaps. But what does this grim transaction mean beyond Gaza’s borders? While Hamas publicly positions this as compliance with a negotiated exchange, it is clear that these delayed and calculated gestures serve as leverage against Israel...