Gaza, Feb. 22 -- Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, handed over the body of Shiri Bibas, an Israeli hostage, to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Friday, according to a senior Hamas official, after Israeli authorities determined that a body returned by Hamas on Thursday was not her.
The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, explained that the mix-up occurred due to the chaos caused by Israeli airstrikes, which led to the misidentification of remains.
"It was an unintentional mistake, as the body of Shiri was mixed with others due to Israeli attacks on the area where it was located," he said.
On Thursday, al-Qassam transferred the remains of four Israeli hostages -- presumably Shiri Bibas, her two...