The mom of two younger boys murdered by Hamas whereas in captivity was not among the many our bodies returned to Israel on Thursday and the terrorist group is claiming it was a mix-up.
Hamas officers reportedly stated Friday that the stays of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas had been “became items after apparently being combined with different our bodies below the rubble,” following an Israeli air strike that hit the place she was held in.
The our bodies of Kfir Bibas, Ariel Bibas and Oded Lifshitz had been returned to Israel greater than 500 days after they had been taken hostage, the Israel Protection Forces (IDF) has confirmed.
The Bibas household, from left: Yarden, Ariel, Shiri, and Kfir (Ofri Bibas Levy)
FATHER OF HAMAS’ YOUNGEST HOSTAGES IS RELEASED — BUT HIS FAMILY REMAINS IN HAMAS CAPTIVITY
Earlier than the return of the stays of the 4 slain hostages, Hamas stated the our bodies would come with Shiri Bibas and her two toddlers, Ariel and Kfir, ages 4 and 10 months, in addition to Oded Lifshitz, a retired journalist and activist. Nonetheless, Israel’s Nationwide Institute of Forensic Medication may solely decide the identification of two of the our bodies, the younger boys.
As a substitute of sending the physique of Shiri Bibas within the coffin bearing her identify and photograph, Hamas handed Israel an unidentified physique. The IDF stated the DNA of the physique within the coffin doesn’t match another identified hostage.
Hamas terrorists took the Bibas household was taken from their kibbutz on Oct. 7. (FOX & Buddies/Screengrab)
HAMAS HANDS OVER BODIES OF 4 SLAIN ISRAELIS, INCLUDING SHIRI BIBAS AND HER TWO YOUNG BOYS
“In the course of the identification course of, it was decided that the extra physique acquired just isn’t that of Shiri Bibas, and no match was discovered for another hostage,” the IDF stated. “That is an nameless, unidentified physique.”
Kfir Bibas, left, and Ofri Bibas Levy, proper, smile collectively beneath a tree.
“Based on the evaluation {of professional} officers, based mostly on the intelligence out there to us and forensic findings from the identification course of, Ariel and Kfir Bibas had been brutally murdered by terrorists in captivity in November 2023,” authorities stated.
The Purple Cross, which dealt with the switch on Thursday, stated it was “involved and unhappy” by the way in which Hamas hostage launch operations have taken place.
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“The ICRC doesn’t take part in sorting, screening, or analyzing the deceased – that is the duty of the events to the battle”, it stated in an announcement on Friday, whereas expressing concern that the releases had not been carried out privately and in a dignified method.
Fox Information Digital’s Louis Casiano , Elizabeth Pritchett, Bradford Betz and Rachel Wolf and Reuters contributed to this report.
The mom of two younger boys murdered by Hamas whereas in captivity was not among the many our bodies returned to Israel on Thursday and the terrorist group is claiming it was a mix-up.
Hamas officers reportedly stated Friday that the stays of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas had been “became items after apparently being combined with different our bodies below the rubble,” following an Israeli air strike that hit the place she was held in.
The our bodies of Kfir Bibas, Ariel Bibas and Oded Lifshitz had been returned to Israel greater than 500 days after they had been taken hostage, the Israel Protection Forces (IDF) has confirmed.
The Bibas household, from left: Yarden, Ariel, Shiri, and Kfir (Ofri Bibas Levy)
FATHER OF HAMAS’ YOUNGEST HOSTAGES IS RELEASED — BUT HIS FAMILY REMAINS IN HAMAS CAPTIVITY
Earlier than the return of the stays of the 4 slain hostages, Hamas stated the our bodies would come with Shiri Bibas and her two toddlers, Ariel and Kfir, ages 4 and 10 months, in addition to Oded Lifshitz, a retired journalist and activist. Nonetheless, Israel’s Nationwide Institute of Forensic Medication may solely decide the identification of two of the our bodies, the younger boys.
As a substitute of sending the physique of Shiri Bibas within the coffin bearing her identify and photograph, Hamas handed Israel an unidentified physique. The IDF stated the DNA of the physique within the coffin doesn’t match another identified hostage.
Hamas terrorists took the Bibas household was taken from their kibbutz on Oct. 7. (FOX & Buddies/Screengrab)
HAMAS HANDS OVER BODIES OF 4 SLAIN ISRAELIS, INCLUDING SHIRI BIBAS AND HER TWO YOUNG BOYS
“In the course of the identification course of, it was decided that the extra physique acquired just isn’t that of Shiri Bibas, and no match was discovered for another hostage,” the IDF stated. “That is an nameless, unidentified physique.”
Kfir Bibas, left, and Ofri Bibas Levy, proper, smile collectively beneath a tree.
“Based on the evaluation {of professional} officers, based mostly on the intelligence out there to us and forensic findings from the identification course of, Ariel and Kfir Bibas had been brutally murdered by terrorists in captivity in November 2023,” authorities stated.
The Purple Cross, which dealt with the switch on Thursday, stated it was “involved and unhappy” by the way in which Hamas hostage launch operations have taken place.
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“The ICRC doesn’t take part in sorting, screening, or analyzing the deceased – that is the duty of the events to the battle”, it stated in an announcement on Friday, whereas expressing concern that the releases had not been carried out privately and in a dignified method.
Fox Information Digital’s Louis Casiano , Elizabeth Pritchett, Bradford Betz and Rachel Wolf and Reuters contributed to this report.
