Shiri Bibas not among returned hostages: Israeli military
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S Panda - . February 21, 2025
- . Update: February 21, 2025 12:14 pm
The Israeli military has strongly stressed that one of the four bodies returned by Hamas to Israel on Thursday is not that of Shiri Bibas. During the identification process, it’s determined that the body is neither of Shiri Bibas nor of any other hostage.
“This is an anonymous, unidentified body,” the military confirmed. It also added that a couple of the bodies released yesterday belonged to Bibas’ children. The body of the fourth hostage has been confirmed as that of Oded Lifshitz, 85.
The army said it had notified the family, including Shiri’s husband Yarden Bibas – released earlier this month as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Thursday’s transfer marked the first time the militant group had returned the remains of dead hostages.
Israel is also on high alert as three buses exploded Thursday night at parking lots, raising suspicions of an attempted, coordinated terrorist attack, prompting the authorities to halt all buses and trains across the country.
