Netanyahu: Body Released By Hamas Identified As Gazan Woman, Not A Hostage

Netanyahu confirmed Hamas released a Gazan woman's body, not Shiri Bibas, during the hostage handover. He condemned the violation of the ceasefire agreement and vowed Hamas would face consequences.

 Body Released by Hamas Identified as Gazan Woman, Not a Hostage
Israel president Netanyahu Photo: PTI
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a body that Hamas militants released during the handover of remains of Israeli hostages is that of a Gazan woman instead of that of Shiri Bibas, the mother of two young boys whose bodies were returned on Thursday.

In a statement released Friday, Netanyahu criticized the handover of the wrong remains as a “cruel and malicious violation” of the ceasefire agreement, which has halted fighting in the Gaza Strip, and said Hamas would “pay the full price” for the action.

Hamas militants turned over four bodies on Thursday under the tenuous ceasefire, which has paused over 15 months of war. Israeli confirmed one body was that of Oded Lifshitz, who was 83 when he was abducted during the Hamas attack on Israel that started the war on Oct. 7, 2023.

The remains of Shiri Bibas' two young sons, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, were positively identified, the Israeli Defense Forces said, but added the fourth body was not that of their mother, nor of any other hostage

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