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According to the assessment of the relevant authorities and based on available intelligence and diagnostic indicators, Ariel and Kfir Bibas were brutally killed in captivity in November 2023 by Palestinian terrorists,
Adraee said
We are all enraged at the monsters of Hamas,
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later said in a video message, vowing again to destroy the groupThese are identical explosive devices with a timer,
a police spokesman told Agence France-Presse (AFP).They were killed by USA bombs,
Ahead of the handover, Hamas and members of other armed Palestinian groups displayed four black coffins with small photos of the deceased, while mock-up missiles nearby carried the message: ... a reference to Israel's top military supplierInstead of returning Shiri, the mother of Kfir and Ariel, Hamas returned an unidentified body, as if it were a worthless shipment. This is a new low, an evil and cruelty with no parallel,
he added
Today is a tragic day,
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said FridayThis barbaric act is yet another undeniable testament to the unfathomable brutality of those who continue to hold our loved ones captive,
the group said in a statementWe confirm that it is not in our values or our interest to keep any bodies or not to abide by the covenants and agreements that we sign,
he said in a statement
Hamas must return the hostages as agreed in the ceasefire- the living and the deceased, ... They have to bring Shiri back, and they have to release the 6 living hostages expected tomorrow
Israeli military spokesperson Nadav Shoshani said in a statement on social media platform XIt's like they make a joke of us,
said 75-year-old Ilana CaspiSave them from this nightmare,
the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a statement
Ariel and Kfir Bibas were murdered by terrorists in cold blood. The terrorists did not shoot the two young boys—they killed them with their bare hands. Afterwards, they committed horrific acts to cover up these atrocities.”
Daniel Hagari said
Their father, [the recently released hostage] Yarden Bibas, looked me in the eyes and asked that the whole world know and be shocked by the way they murdered his children,
the military army spokesperson R Adm Daniel Hagari said in a video address
It was Israel’s responsibility and obligation to bring them back alive,
said Shiri’s sister-in-law, Ofri Bibas, in a statement released on behalf of the family through the Israeli campaign group the Hostages and Missing Families ForumWe reject Netanyahu’s threats, which serve only to manipulate Israeli public opinion,
it said in a statement, calling on mediators to ensure the continued implementation of the ceasefireTheir cruelty only emphasises the urgent need to bring Shiri back to us, save the lives of the living hostages and return all the fallen for burial,
she saidWe 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
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."
Hamas, in a statementI created a defense mechanism for myself: Because I cannot live with uncertainty anymore, I live with the knowledge that Shiri and the kids are dead,
she told Ynet in SeptemberWe waited for certainty, but it brings no comfort — only profound grief,
Ofri Bibas Levy, the boys' aunt, said