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 mentioned Friday that the stays of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas have been “was items after apparently being combined with different our bodies underneath 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 have been returned to Israel greater than 500 days after they have 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 mentioned 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 might solely decide the identification of two of the our bodies, the younger boys.
As an alternative of sending the physique of Shiri Bibas within the coffin bearing her title and picture, Hamas handed Israel an unidentified physique. The IDF mentioned the DNA of the physique within the coffin doesn’t match some other 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
“Through the identification course of, it was decided that the extra physique acquired is just not that of Shiri Bibas, and no match was discovered for some other hostage,” the IDF mentioned. “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, primarily based on the intelligence accessible to us and forensic findings from the identification course of, Ariel and Kfir Bibas have been brutally murdered by terrorists in captivity in November 2023,” authorities mentioned.
The Pink Cross, which dealt with the switch on Thursday, mentioned it was “involved and unhappy” by the best way Hamas hostage launch operations have taken place.
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“The ICRC doesn’t take part in sorting, screening, or inspecting the deceased – that is the accountability of the events to the battle”, it mentioned in a press release 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.