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This morning we received the news we feared the most. Our Shiri was murdered in captivity and has now returned home to her sons, husband, sister, and all her family to rest,
it said
Kibbutz Nir Oz announces with deep pain and sorrow the murder of Shiri Bibas, of blessed memory, who was abducted from her home on October 7 and killed in captivity in Gaza,
the statement readShe will be laid to rest in Israel alongside with her two young sons,
it addedWe will act with determination to bring Shiri home along with all our hostages, both living and dead, and ensure that Hamas pays the full price for this cruel and evil violation of the agreement,
he continued
The cruelty of the Hamas monsters knows no bounds. Not only did they kidnap the father, Yarden Bibas, the young mother, Shiri, and their two small babies. In an unspeakably cynical manner, they did not return Shiri to her little children, the little angels, and they put the body of a Gazan woman in a coffin,
the Israeli leader saidWe point out the possibility of an error or overlap in the bodies, which may be the result of the occupation targeting and bombing the place where the family was with other Palestinians,
Hamas saidTonight, at the request of the parties, an ICRC team received human remains, which were then transferred to Israeli authorities, ... The ICRC cannot confirm any additional details.”
the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday, adding
According to the assessment of the relevant authorities and based on available intelligence and diagnostic indicators, Ariel and Kfir Bibas were brutally killed in captivity in November 2023 by Palestinian terrorists,
Adraee said
It has been one of the saddest days that I can remember in my entire life
said Elisheva Flamm Oren, a 66-year-old social worker
Last night, our Shiri was returned home,
the family said in a statement, which said
There is no forgiveness for abandoning them on October 7, and no forgiveness for abandoning them in captivity,
Ofri Bibas said
Who kidnaps a little boy and a baby and murders them? Monsters. That's who,
Netanyahu saidThe hostages must be released,
he addedThere are voices about totally destroying Gaza and all this. For me, it's not only inappropriate, it's immoral,
he saidWe confirm that it is not in our values or our interest to keep any bodies or not to abide by the covenants and agreements that we sign,
he said in a statement
It's like they make a joke of us,
said 75-year-old Ilana CaspiSave them from this nightmare,
the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a statementWe've been very adamant throughout this whole process that we're committed to the agreement, but when they violate it, we will not accept it."
He said
We have no interest in retaining any bodies. We have demonstrated full compliance with the agreement in recent days and remain committed to all its terms."
Hamas, in a statement