Israel Investigates Claims of Hostage Body Returned by Hamas

Fri Mar 14 2025 16:57:54 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)
Israel Investigates Claims of Hostage Body Returned by Hamas

IDF reviews reports on the potential return of Shiri Bibas's remains by Hamas to the Red Cross.


The investigation follows previous claims denied by forensic testing, aiming to clarify the situation for Bibas’s family.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have launched an investigation into claims that Hamas has returned the body of hostage Shiri Bibas to the Red Cross as of Friday evening. Lt Col Nadav Shoshani, an international spokesperson for the IDF, highlighted in a post on X that the reports are under review. The inquiry comes after forensic analysis indicated that a body purportedly returned by Hamas on Thursday was not that of Shiri Bibas, but rather an unidentified woman.

Shiri Bibas was taken captive alongside her two children during the Hamas attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023. The IDF assured that they are in communication with the Bibas family regarding these developments. "We emphasize the family's request for responsible dissemination of information and will refrain from unauthorized publications," Shoshani noted.

According to Israel's Channel 12, the nation's National Centre for Forensic Medicine is preparing to conduct a detailed identification test on the returned body. This situation unfolds against the backdrop of ongoing tensions and conflict in the region, particularly surrounding the Israel-Gaza conflict.

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