Hamas claims Shiri Bibas' body now returned to Israel after sickening mix-up
Two days on since a harrowing mistake which saw Hamas return a body to Israel that had been incorrectly identified as Shiri Bibas, the militant group has now claimed it has returned the correct remains
Following a devastating event which saw an incorrect body believed to be of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas returned to her family, Hamas have now claimed they have sent the correct remains. The repatriation marks the second attempt at returning the body of the mother of two and her children, following the sickening mix up on Thursday,
According to The Times of Israel. The Red Cross collected a body, which was said to be Shiri from the Gaza trip, but this has yet to be verified by the IDF, who will now transport the body to the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute for identification.
Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Mardwai told Hamas-run Al-Aqsa television that this time the body is the correct one, in an almost unbelievable statement for the terror group as they admitted their earlier mistake.
This is the second attempt Hamas have made to return Shiri to Israel, following the repatriation of her children's bodies, 9 month old Kfir and four year old Arie, on Thursday. Yet while the children were able to be identified, IDF forces couldn’t confirm that Shiri’s body was who they claimed it to be.
Shiri Silberman Bibas and her two children were tragically killed in Gaza (Image:
PA)In turn Hamas themselves have confirmed that an investigation will now take place to understand how the error has happened, and to better understand the circumstances surrounding the “mistake” that saw them incorrectly identify remains as Shiri.
One explanation is that Shiri’s body was damaged irreparably in an Israeli airstrike, however the IDF deny this. Hamas senior official Ismail al-Thawabteh said Shiri's body was “turned into pieces” and theorised that her remains may have been “mixed with other bodies under the rubble”.
Seemingly taking the error very seriously, Hamas themselves made the unprecedented decision to release a statement which said they would announce the results “clearly” after taking the claims with “complete seriousness.”
A member of Hamas's political bureau, Basem Naim, also weighed in and blamed "unfortunate mistakes” for the error, but not before reiterating that the group had ever intention of adhering to the signed agreement that had been made with Israel. They claimed that the body which Hamas believed to be Shiri was actually an “anonymous, unidentified" person with "no match" found for any other hostage.
Following the error, the IDF described the mistake as a "violation of utmost severity" by Hamas, and demanded that the group "return Shiri home along with all our hostages" immediately.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly condemned Hamas' actions (Image:
POOL/AFP via Getty Images)Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also described the situation as an "unspeakable" act which shows "the cruelty of the Hamas monsters know no bounds”. He added in a video 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.”
Yet despite the threat of retaliation, the Bibas family have insisted they don’t want revenge, but simply their beloved family member to be returned home and laid to rest. Ofri Bibas, the sister-in-law of Shiri Bibas, said in a statement to Al Jazeera, that the family was “not seeking revenge right now”.
In fact, the family levelled blame against the Israeli government instead.
“There is no forgiveness for abandoning them on October 7, and no forgiveness for abandoning them in captivity,” she added.
Even despite Hamas admitting the mistake, the international backlash has been swift, with many nations condemning the organisation and suggesting it had been an intentional slight. Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon quickly slammed the militants as he said they treated the coffin like a "worthless shipment”.
The Bibas family before the horror. (Image:
Pixel8000)“This is a new low, an evil and cruelty with no parallel,” he said in a statement. “There are no words that can describe such an atrocity.”
David Lammy, the UK’s Foreign Secretary also chastised Hamas, not only for the error but for the killing of the Bibas children at all, something Hamas strongly deny.
"The vile killing of the Bibas children by Hamas terrorists is sick and abhorrent, as is the failure to return the body of their mother Shiri to the grieving family," the Foreign Secretary posted on X. "Her body must be returned. The hostages must be released. This nightmare must end.”
US envoy for hostage affairs, Adam Boehler also highlighted the gravity of the situation as he suggested that the stunt now puts the current ceasefire deal in jeopardy. Yet even despite this, it is understood that Saturday’s prisoner swap is still expected to take place as planned.
Hamas have now claimed they have sent the correct remains to Israel, however the IDF have yet to confirm this (Image:
Israel Gpo/UPI/REX/Shutterstock)At least 66 hostages still remain captive in Gaza, where they have been held by Hamas for more than 500 days, with their anxious loved ones waiting on tenterhooks for their safe return - with only half still believed to be alive. Six of these Israeli hostages are scheduled to be released on Saturday, in exchange for 602 Palestinians who have been held in Israeli jails, some for several decades.
So far 61,709 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s war on Gaza, according to the Government Media Office, with thousands of Palestinians still missing under the rubble now presumed dead. By contrast, at least 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attacks and more than 200 were taken captive.
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