The remains of young mom Shiri Bibas, took hostage and killed Hamas, not returned despite his promises, says Israel
The mother of two young boys killed by Hamas terrorists until they were in captivity among the bodies that were returned to Israel on Thursday, Israeli defense forces (IDF) said.
Before returning the remains of four hostages killed, Hamas said the bodies would include Shiri Bibas and her two toddlers, Ariel and Kfir, at the age of 4 and 10 months, as well as Odeed Lifshitz, a retired journalist and activist. However, Israeli national Forensic Medicine Institute They could only determine the identity of two bodies, young boys.
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LR: Shiri Bibas, Kfir Bibas, Ariel Bibas and Odeed Lifshitz. .
“During the identification procedure, it was found that the additional admitted body was not that of Shiri Bibas, and no match was found for any other hostage,” the IDF said. “This is an anonymous, unidentified body.”
“According to professional officials, based on the intelligence that is also available to us by forensic findings from the identification procedure, Ariel and Kfir Bibas They were brutal terrorists killed in captivity in November 2023, “the authorities said.
The family has become a symbol of the temptation that has caught Israel since the war in Gaza began.
“We express our sincere condolences to the Bibas family during this incredibly difficult time and we remain dedicated to do everything possible to ensure that Shiri and all hostages bring home as soon as possible,” IDF said.
He called the death a “breach of greatest seriousness” by Hamas, and at the same time demanding that the terrorist group returned the body of Shiri Bibas and all other hostages that were trapped.
Shiri Bibas and her children, Shiri Bibas, Kfir Bibas, Ariel Bibas. Of the four bodies Hamas returned to Israel on Thursday, two were identified as two young children. The third was assumed to be their mother at first, but not, the Israeli defense forces said. (Kindly, a family forum with hostages)
Young boys and their mother were abducted in their home by Hamas terrorists during the deadly group of terrorism 7. October 2023. Attack. Yarden Bibas, Father Ariel and Kfira tried to protect them and were abducted before abduction of their wife and children, IDF said.
Yarden returned as part of the land registration agreement on February 1.
The edition Thursday is the first one involving the transfer of killed hostages from Firefire agreement entered into force last month.
Hamas militants take pictures while colleagues masked Palestinian fighters carry one of the coffins during the handover of the body of four Red Cross Israeli hostages in Khan Yunis, southern Gazi on Thursday. Hamas surrendered on February 20, which is believed to contain the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including those from the Bibas family who became symbols of temptation caught by Israel since the war in Gaza began. The transfer of the body is the first Hamas since October 7, 2023. The attack on Israel launched the war and took place under a fragile dedication fire that saw hostages exchanged for Palestine who were held in Israeli prisons. (Eyad Baba/AFP via Getty Images)
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About 70 hostages remain in the detention of Hamas. Almost all the remaining hostages, including Israeli soldiers, are men and it is believed that about half are dead.
