A few hours after Hamas said it would return the bodies of Israeli hostages Shiri Bibas and her two little children on Thursday, her sister-in-law said she had not given up hope of seeing them return home, alive.

King Abdullah of Jordan will undergo minor surgery to treat a hernia on Tuesday, the royal palace said. State television quoted a palace official as saying the monarch will stay two hours in the King Hussein Medical Centre,

The Jordanian leader, who kicked off a three-day U.S. visit on Sunday, is also set to meet with President Donald Trump and other national leaders on Tuesday.