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In this difficult hour, we continue to demand and call for the immediate return of the remaining hostages still in captivity. There is no more important goal. There can be no rehabilitation without them,
the Bibas family said
Despite our fears about their fate, we continued to hope that we would get to embrace them, and now we are in pain and heartbroken,
it continuedShiri was a wonderful mother to Ariel and Kfir, a loving partner to Yarden, a devoted sister and aunt, and an amazing friend."
The family saidLast night, our Shiri was returned home,
the family said in a statementWe 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
After the identification process at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, 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,
the Bibas family said in a statement published on SaturdayThis is a new low, an evil and cruelty with no parallel, ... There are no words that can describe such an atrocity."
He said ... and furthered
Afterwards, they committed horrific acts to cover up these atrocities,
Hagari said
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
For 16 months, we sought certainty, and now that we have it, there is no comfort in it, but we hope for the beginning of a closure,
the family said in a statement on Instagram
We are all enraged at the monsters of Hamas,
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later said in a video message, vowing again to destroy the groupThese are identical explosive devices with a timer,
a police spokesman told Agence France-Presse (AFP).They were killed by USA bombs,
Ahead of the handover, Hamas and members of other armed Palestinian groups displayed four black coffins with small photos of the deceased, while mock-up missiles nearby carried the message: ... a reference to Israel's top military supplierWe will act with determination to bring Shiri home along with all our hostages - both living and dead - and ensure Hamas pays the full price for this cruel and evil violation of the agreement
he said in a video statement
Kfir and Ariel were murdered in cold blood. The terrorists didn’t shoot them—they killed them with their bare hands. Then, they committed horrific acts to cover up their crimes."
Daniel Hagari saidInstead of returning Shiri, the mother of Kfir and Ariel, Hamas returned an unidentified body, as if it were a worthless shipment. This is a new low, an evil and cruelty with no parallel,
he addedThis barbaric act is yet another undeniable testament to the unfathomable brutality of those who continue to hold our loved ones captive,
the group said in a statementToday is a tragic day,
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said FridayGod will save their blood, and we will take revenge, too,
he saidIt's like they make a joke of us,
said 75-year-old Ilana Caspi