Hamas hands over body of Shiri Bibas to ICRC, senior official says. Israeli authorities determined that a body returned by Hamas on Thursday was not her. The mix-up occurred due to the chaos caused by Israeli airstrikes, which led to the misidentification of remains. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened on Friday that Israel will seek revenge against Hamas over its failure to hand over Shiri’s body, saying, \”We will ensure that Hamas pays the full price for this cruel and evil violation of the agreement\” The four hostages were abducted to Gaza during a Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023. The dead hostages included an elderly man who had been a journalist and peace activist along with three others said to be a mother and two young boys who became international symbols of the nation’s pain following the Hamas attack that triggered Israel’s war with the militant group in October 2023, according to reports. The bodies were returned to Israel on Thursday, prompting a nationwide outpouring of grief as flag-waving crowds lined highways on a rainy day to pay respect to a convoy carrying the coffins and thousands packed a Tel Aviv square in an emotional nighttime vigil.
