India, Feb. 21 -- Israel says the body of a woman that Hamas released to Israeli military on Thursday was not that of Shiri Bibas.
The Israeli military said this was revealed at forensic testing of the body conducted at the Abu Kabir forensic institute in Jaffa.
Hamas had released the bodies of four Israeli hostages who died while in its custody as part of the ceasefire agreement. According to Hamas, they were the bodies of Oded Lifschitz, 84, and three members of the Bibas family.
Shiri Bibas and her two sons - Ariel and Kfir were abducted from their home in kibbutz Nir Oz during Hamas' deadly attacks in Israel on 2023 October 7.
The children were aged nine months and four years when they were abducted.
The Israel Defense Forces said ...