French President Emmanuel Macron posted a photo of Shiri, Kfir, Ariel Bibas alongside an expression of solidarity on his X account on Tuesday.This comes after reports that the bodies of the three remaining Bibas hostages will be returned on Thursday."Faces of innocence and love, faces of an eternal humanity that the barbarity of Hamas will never abolish," wrote Macron.Shiri.Kfir.Ariel.Visages de l’innocence et de l’amour.Visages d’une humanité éternelle que la barbarie du Hamas, jamais, n’abolira.La France, mobilisée pour la libération de tous les otages, se tient aux côtés de Yarden et de la famille Bibas. En fraternité universelle. pic.twitter.com/3UOxwFcg3v— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) February 18, 2025"France is mobilized for the release of all hostages and stands alongside Yarden [Bibas] and the Bibas family."

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to his French, British, Italian, and German counterparts as well as to European foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas following his talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, the French foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.It said they had discussed the meeting between Rubio and Lavrov, which was held in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, and French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot had discussed Monday's European meeting in Paris on European security and Ukraine.

A man in his 30s was wounded after a motorcycle exploded in Tel Aviv, Magen David Adom (MDA) said on Tuesday.

Hamas will release the bodies of four slain Gaza hostages on Saturday in addition to six living hostages, according to a Tuesday report by Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese media Al Mayadeen.Separately on Tuesday, Hamas' deputy head in Gaza, Khalil al-Hayya, confirmed that Hamas is set to free six living hostages on Saturday, shortly after the release of four bodies on Thursday.Hayaa did not specify when the remaining four bodies would be released, however, prior reports on Monday alleged that Hamas would release the final four bodies of Israeli hostages next Thursday.