Israel checking reports Hamas handed over Shiri Bibas’s remains

Israel is currently investigating a report that Hamas's al-Qassam Brigades handed over the alleged body of Shiri Bibas to the Red Cross.

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF FEBRUARY 21, 2025 21:11 Updated: FEBRUARY 21, 2025 21:22

Pictures of Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel, in Jerusalem, February 20, 2025 (photo credit: FLASH90/CHAIM GOLDBERG)

Israel is currently investigating a report that Hamas's al-Qassam Brigades handed over the alleged body of Shiri Bibas to the Red Cross, Israeli media reported on Friday evening.

The IDF confirmed on Friday morning that the hostage remains released on Thursday by Hamasbelonged to Ariel and Kfir Bibas. However, the third body "was not that of Shiri Bibas, and no match was found for any other hostage. It is an anonymous body without identification," Israel's military stated.

Hamas added that there was a possibility of "an error or mix-up in the bodies, which may have resulted from the occupation’s targeting and bombing of the location where the family was present along with other Palestinians."