Shiri Bibas is home: Family confirms identity of body Hamas returned overnight

Last night, our Shiri was returned home."

Following this, Shiri Bibas was identified by the Israel's Institute of Forensic Medicine and her family issued a statement saying

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 continued

Shiri was a wonderful mother to Ariel and Kfir, a loving partner to Yarden, a devoted sister and aunt, and an amazing friend."

The family said

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 Saturday

We 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

We 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."

In a resolute video statement, he vowed

This 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

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

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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 said

This 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 statement

Instead 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 added

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Today is a tragic day,

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Friday

God will save their blood, and we will take revenge, too,

he said

Under international law, any handover of the remains of the deceased must comply with the prohibition of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, ensuring respect for the dignity of the deceased and their families,

he wrote

It is likely that Mrs Bibas' body was mistakenly mixed with others found under the rubble,

the official said on condition of anonymity,

Mediators were informed at the time and it was also announced in a statement when the Bibas family was killed along with their captors in an Israeli air strike,

the official said