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.

The King's operation was announced on the same day it happened King Abdullah of Jordan quietly headed to the hospital for surgery two days after his newest grandchild was born. On Feb. 18, the Royal Hashemite Court announced that the King,

Jordan's King Abdullah II underwent a successful surgery on Tuesday to treat an incisional hernia, the royal court said in a statement. The statement said the monarch was discharged from the King Hussein Medical Center in Amman after the minor operation. “He will resume his daily schedule tomorrow,” it added.

AMMAN (Reuters) - Jordan's King Abdullah will undergo minor surgery on Tuesday, the royal palace said in a statement. The 63-year-old monarch will be treated for an incisional hernia at the country's King Hussein Medical City. The palace did not say how long he will be in hospital for.