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Israel says body returned by Hamas not that of hostage
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Israel identified the remains of child hostages but said another body from Hamas was not their mother as claimed. And near Tel Aviv, explosions hit threes buses, but no injuries were reported.
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KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas is set to return the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday, including a mother and her two children who have long been feared dead and had come to embody the nation’s agony following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
Hamas and Israel continued their prisoner-for-hostage exchanges as part of the ceasefire deal in Gaza, but on Thursday, the hostages released to Israel were already dead. Hamas claims they were killed by Israeli airstrikes while they were in captivity, which Israeli officials have not denied.
Today's release is the first time Hamas has handed over the bodies of hostages during the war, although several have been recovered by Israeli forces in Gaza and returned to Israel.
Hamas on Thursday released the bodies of four Israeli hostages, apparently including the youngest captive taken in the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack on Israel.
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas is set to return the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday, including a mother and her two children who have long been feared dead and had come to embody the nation’s agony following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.
The Israeli military says the remains of two child hostages have been identified but another body released by Hamas was not the boys’ mother. Hamas militants had turned over four bodies Thursday under the tenuous ceasefire that has paused over 15 months of war.
Israel identified the remains of child hostages but said another body from Hamas was not their mother as claimed. And near Tel Aviv, explosions hit threes buses, but no injuries were reported.
Hamas returned four Israeli hostages' bodies, including two children, but failed to return their mother, Shiri Bibas, according to the Israeli Defense Forces.
TEL AVIV, Israel -- The Israeli military said Friday it had positively identified the remains of two young hostages, but a third body released by Hamas under a ceasefire deal was not the boys' mother as the militant group had promised.
The Hamas terrorist group demanded Friday that Israel repatriate the body it handed over originally claiming it was Shiri Bibas, but Israeli authorities determined was not.
The shock announcement regarding the mother, Shiri Bibas, came as a ceasefire that’s paused the fighting in the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip remains shaky.
Even in death, Hamas has shown its utter disregard for human dignity, turning the return of innocent hostages into a grotesque propaganda stunt that only deepens the wounds of this brutal conflict.
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