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For 16 months we sought certainty, and now that it's here, it brings no comfort, though we hope it marks the beginning of closure,
the family said
This is an unforgettable moment, where all emotions are rapidly mixing together. Our Tal is with us,
Shoham's family said in a statement, calling for a deal the be reached for the release of all those still captiveI’ll tell you, the way to do it is my plan. I think that’s the plan that really works. But I’m not forcing it. I’m just going to sit back and recommend it,
Trump said in a Fox News interview
We see reinforcements from the Qassam Brigades in order to maintain order and safety of the process,
he reported, referring to Hamas’s armed wing
We say and continue to say that we are with the resistance, we are with the valiant Brigades, we are with the fighters."
Fidaa Awda, a resident of Rafah who attended the ceremony told AFP
Following the identification process at the Institute of Forensic Medicine, we received this morning the news we had dreaded — our Shiri was murdered in captivity and has now returned home to her sons, husband, sister, and all her family for rest,
the family said
We did not hear any condemnation of these crimes from international officials and the official western media did not care about Palestinian human rights,
he addedLast night, our Shiri was returned home,
the Bibas family said in a statement Saturday local time through the Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters, a group that represents the families of those in Hamas captivityDuring this time, there have been continuous efforts to secure his return, with prayers and pleas, some silent, that remained unanswered until today,
Mengistu’s family said in a statement released by the Hostages and Missing Families ForumKibbutz Nir Oz announces with deep pain and sorrow the murder of Shiri Bibas, of blessed memory, who was abducted from her home on October 7 and killed in captivity in Gaza,
the statement read
She will be laid to rest in Israel alongside with her two young sons,
it addedA short while ago, accompanied by IDF (Israel Defense Forces) and ISA (Israel Security Agency) forces, the two returning hostages crossed the border into Israeli territory,
the military said on social mediaOur family has endured 10 years and five months of unimaginable suffering,
his family said in a statementFollowing the completion of the identification process by the National Institute of Forensic Medicine in collaboration with the Israel Police, IDF representatives informed the Bibas family that their loved ones, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, have been identified
In a statement the IDF said
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,
the IDF said
We are horrified and devastated by the news that their mother, Shiri, was not returned - despite the agreement and our desperate hopes,
the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said in a statementHamas returned an unidentified body, as if it were a worthless shipment. This is a new low, an evil and cruelty with no parallel,
Danon said in a statement
Not only did they abduct the father, Yarden Bibas, the young mother, Shiri, and their two small infants in an unimaginably cynical manner, but they also failed to return Shiri to her small children, the little angels, and instead placed the body of a Gazan woman in a coffin,
he said
We will act with determination to bring Shiri home, along with all of our captives - both the living and the fallen - and ensure that Hamas pays the full price for this cruel and evil violation of the agreement,
Netanyahu said in a video statement
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If I were them, I’d release everybody or they are going to face total annihilation.”
Speaking to CNN, Boehler escalated his rhetoric — echoing earlier threats by President Donald Trump against Hamas — saying