The body of a woman, who was believed to have been one of the four dead hostages killed by Hamas and was handed over to Israel this week, was positively identified on Saturday morning.
Forum headquarters of hostage and missing families confirmed the identity of Shiri Bibas, who returned to Israel on Friday after Hamas, instead handed over a Palestinian woman of Gaza to a Palestinian woman on Thursday.
Hamas on Friday handed over the remains of Bibus to a coffin carrying the red cross, which changed TeaHe is a coffin for Israeli officials. The coffin was then taken to the National Institute of Forensic Medicine for identification.
The family said in a statement, “Last night, our Shiri returned home.” “After the process of identity at the Forensic Medicine Institute, we got the news that we had reported this morning – our Shiri was murdered in captivity and now he returned home for his sons, husband, sister and all his family Has come. “
The remains of Shiri Bibas, the mother of two killed two, returned to Israel after alleged Hamas’s broken promise
Shiri Bibas and his children, Shiri Bibas, Kefir Bibas, Ariel Bibas. (Courtesy: Mortgage Family Forum)
“Despite our apprehensions about their fate, we kept hoping that we would meet them to hug them, and now we have broken pain and heart,” it continued. “We demanded certainty for 16 months, and now that it is here, it does not bring any rest, although we hope it marks the beginning of closure.”
The family said “Shiri was a wonderful mother of Ariel and Kefir, who was Yardan, a dedicated sister and aunt and a loving companion for a wonderful friend.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that instead of the remains of Hamas Bibus, it would “pay the full price” to hand over the body of a Palestinian woman from Gaza to the body.
Terrorist group replied after failing to return the body of Shiri Bibas, the hostage of the murder
Hamas terrorists took the Bibas family on 7 October 2023. (Fox and Friends/Screengrab)
The Israeli army earlier said that it had positively identified Bibas’ two sons – Ariel and Kefir Bibas, along with Oded Lifeshitz. Four bodies returned on Thursday, but the hope of catching Shiri Bibas was not a hostage.
Hamas said that “there is no interest in withdrawing any body in its possession.” The terrorist group said that the dead hostages handed over on Thursday were killed by an Israeli aerial attack in November 2023 and the bodies could be misunderstood due to bombing in the area.
After Shiri Bibas’s return, the family is calling for the return of the remaining hostages held in Gaza. Six are releasing on Saturday.
A poster features Shiri Bibas, who was abducted on 7 October 2023 with her husband and two young sons, Gaza on 7 October 2023, Friday, 21 February, 2025. (AP)
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The Bibas family said, “In this difficult hour, we still continue to demand and call for the immediate return of the remaining hostages in captivity. There is no other important goal. There can be no rehabilitation without them,” the Bibas family Said.
Fox News’ Vonate Frying and Associated Press contributed to this report.
