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The Israeli military on Friday stated that one of the four dead bodies returned from Gaza to Israel is not hostage Shiri Bibas. The IDF informed that though the bodies of two sons have been identified after their remains were given by Hamas on Thursday, the body of her mother could not be identified.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the IDF stated that the body sent by the militant group was anonymous and unidentified. "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. This is an anonymous, unidentified body," the IDF stated.

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"This is a violation of utmost severity by the Hamas terrorist organisation, which is obligated under the agreement to return four deceased hostages. We demand that Hamas return Shiri home along with all our hostages," the IDF added.

The IDF, according to forensic findings, stated that the two children "were brutally murdered by terrorists in captivity in November 2023". However, Hamas differed by saying that the boys and their mother were killed due to the Israeli bombings.

While Shiri was aged 32, her sons Ariel and Kfir Bibas were aged four and nine months when they were kidnapped by the militant group on October 7, 2023. Hamas had already released children's 34-year-old father Yarden Bibas on February 1.

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Hamas has not responded to the allegations of the IDF yet. The news of death of the Shiri Bibas, 33, and her two sons, Ariel and Kfir, had sent a shockwave among the citizens of Israel.

The hostages' bodies are being released as part of the ceasefire deal between the Israeli government and Hamas, which came into effect on January 19. Both of the sides had agreed to exchange 33 hostages for about 1,900 prisoners by the end of the six weeks of the deal.