A nation in mourning: Israelis line route in cold and heavy rain

The handover of the four bodies was again a choreographed event by Hamas this time in the devastated landscape of the southern city of Khan Younis. Hamas fighters and other armed factions stood in serried ranks as four coffins were handed over to the Red Cross, which had asked for the process to be done in a private and dignified manner. When the caskets were given over to Israel, the military…