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We will work with determination to bring Shiri home together with all our hostages—both living and dead—and ensure that Hamas pays the full price for this cruel and malicious violation of the agreement."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu If I were [Hamas], I'd release everybody or they are going to face total annihilation."
U.S. Envoy for Hostages Adam Boehler told CNN We have no interest in retaining any bodies. We have demonstrated full compliance with the agreement in recent days and remain committed to all its terms."
It is unclear how this could have happened, and we wait to see what kind of reaction in the morning we get from Hamas,
We demand that Hamas return Shiri home along with all our hostages,
During the identification process, it was determined that the additional body received is not that of Shiri Bibas, and no match was found for any other hostage,
the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement This is a violation of utmost severity by the Hamas terrorist organization, which is obligated under the agreement to return four deceased hostages,
Every home in Israel bows its head today. We bow our heads for the heavy loss of our four hostages,
Netanyahu said in a statement We had hoped and prayed so much for a different outcome. Now we can mourn the husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather who has been missing from us since October 7,
These are identical explosive devices with a timer,
a police spokesman told AFP And one of those red lines is that they should continue to exist, basically, whereas Netanyahu's position is that they should dismantle themselves,
These operations should be done privately out of the utmost respect for the deceased and for those left grieving,
the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said in a statement on Thursday The release of my father … is part of the terrible tragedy of those who went in alive and were murdered inside. To the people who prayed for my father and wanted a different end [I say]: continue. There are still a lot of living people inside whom we need to pray and work for.”
Lifshitz’s son, Yizhar, told Israel’s Army Radio The Chief of the General Staff expedited his return due to progress in the agreement for the return of the hostages and the expected return of the deceased hostages tomorrow (Thursday),
At this painful and difficult time, as four fallen hostages are returned, crowds are gathering together at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv,
the Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters said in a statement published this morning He was in the tunnels for the vast majority of the time. Even in the short period that he was aboveground, there was no sunlight whatsoever,
Their abduction and murder by Hamas is an unthinkable atrocity that we condemn unequivocally. No child, no family should endure such tragedy. We call for all hostages’ release,
These are extremely difficult times for the families, and we ask that their privacy be respected,
Horrified by the tragic deaths of hostages Oded Lifshitz, Shiri Bibas & her young sons Kfir & Ariel,
Dimiter Tzantchev, Israel's ambassador to the European Union, said as images emerged of Hamas releasing the caskets of the four hostages We must be clear: any degrading treatment during release operations is unacceptable,
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