Middle East latest: Hundreds gather as hostage remains are buried
Hundreds of people gathered in the stadium of hostage Tsachi Idan's favorite soccer team in Tel Aviv Friday to pay their respects ahead of his burial.
The body of Idan was returned Thursday as Hamas handed over what it said were the remains of four Israeli hostages in exchange for the release of more than 600 Palestinian detainees held by Israel. It was the last planned swap of the ceasefire's first phase, which began in January.
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