The UK’s Foreign Office has called on Hamas to return Shiri Bibas to Israel following the revelation that the remains handed over during an “abhorrent” Hamas ceremony were not, in fact, hers.
The terror group had promised to release the bodies of four hostages – Shiri, her two sons Ariel and Kfir and elderly peace activist Oded Lifshitz – yesterday as part of the ceasefire deal.
Indeed, militants even conducted a harrowing signing ceremony in Khan Younis, during which they “paraded” four coffins in front of propaganda posters accusing Israel of being responsible for their deaths, before handing them over to the Red Cross.
But, while Lifshitz and the two children were returned, it has come to light that the supposed body of Shiri is actually that of an unidentified person whose DNA does not match either the Bibas mother or any other hostage.