Hamas returns ‘anonymous’ body instead of hostage victim Shiri Bibas in ‘serious violation’ of peace agreement, IDF says
THE body handed to Israel thought to be that of Shiri Bibas is "an anonymous body without identification," representing a "serious violation" of the peace agreement, the IDF said.
Shiri, is the mother of the youngest Israeli hostage Kfir, 2, and his brother Ariel, 5, who were among those returned on Thursday in a sickening spectacle.
The IDF said in a statement posted on X: "During the identification process, it was found that the additional body received was not that of Shiri Bibas, and no match was found for any other abductee.
"It is an anonymous body without identification."
The chilling statement added that this is a "very serious violation" by Hamas "which is required by the agreement to return four dead hostages".
The IDF also said that the identification process by the National Centre for Forensic Medicine and the Israel Police identified Ariel and Kfir.
And, according intelligence and forensic findings, the two little boys were "brutally murdered" by the terrorists in November 2023.
Baby Kfir, Ariel and Shiri were kidnapped on October 7, alongside Yarden, Shiri's husband and the boys' father.
On Thursday Hamas handed over the Israelis inside sickening black coffins with the faces of the hostages on them and a twisted image of Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The IDF - who were given the coffins by Red Cross volunteers - said they had to screen the boxes "for security purposes" over potential bomb fears.
It was reported in local media that the coffins were all locked by Hamas before they gave them up.
Unverified claims also said the correct keys were not handed over - leaving the IDF having to pry open the boxes.
The harrowing spectacle this morning saw evil masked militants, dressed in their usual green balaclavas and combat gear, parading through the city of Khan Younis.
Hamas fighters stood in formation around a makeshift stage where the bodies were handed over to the Red Cross.
The vile militants lifted up a curtain to reveal the coffins on the platform.
A disturbing poster acted as a backdrop for the twisted parade which again showed the PM and the four brave hostages.
Hundreds of men, women and children gathered in the devastated Gaza strip to watch the release as official documents verifying the transfer were signed.
Hamas have spent the first few weeks of the hostage deal celebrating each trade by making chilling propaganda videos - with today being viewed by many as the most deplorable of all.
Israeli politician IItamar Ben Gvir even said Hamas should be marched to “the gates of hell” due to the harrowing handover ceremony.
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