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on Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:58:14 GMT for 7ad3cf84bc685c41c807b142216e9480","wp_media_id":"V0Q1f2Ie","wp_media_length":"143.403","wp_media_platform":"jw-player","wp_post_content":"<!-- wp:nypost-newspress/multi-titles /-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The body of Shiri Bibas, who was taken hostage by Hamas along with her two sons, was returned to Israel, her family confirmed early Saturday -- and Israeli officials reportedly said she was murdered in captivity.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bibas\u2019 remains were identified in the early hours of Saturday morning at the Abu Kabir Forensic Institute after Hamas handed off \u2018anonymous unidentified\u2019 remains in a previous exchange, <a href=\"https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/bibas-family-mourns-shiri-after-her-body-idd-we-sought-certainty-and-now-theres-no-comfort-in-it/\">The Times of Israel reported.</a> </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Kibbutz Nir Oz, the village where the Bibas family lived, said that the mother was murdered while being held hostage in Gaza.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":35026193,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\",\"credits\":\"@Israel/X\",\"chpId\":\"NYPICHPDPICT000098923004\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/israel-kidnapped-mother-baby-toddler-98923004.jpg?w=612\" alt=\"Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas were kidnapped from their home during the Oct. 7 terrorist attack.\" class=\"wp-image-35026193\" /><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas were kidnapped from their home during the Oct. 7 terrorist attack.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Israeli officials also said an assessment determined Bibas was \u201cbrutally\u201d murdered alongside her two young children in November 2023, according to the report.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cShiri was a wonderful mother to Ariel and Kfir, a loving partner to Yarden, a dedicated sister and aunt and incredible friend,\u201d her family said in a statement Saturday. \u201cThanks to everyone for your support and love these 16 months, we wish that Shiri could be here to see it.\u201d</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:nypost-editor/primary-tag {\"module_type\":\"trending\",\"primary_tag\":55270,\"primary_section\":423852409,\"align\":\"center\",\"supportsAlign\":true,\"autoPosition\":true,\"lock\":{\"move\":true,\"remove\":false}} /-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Earlier Friday, Hamas handed over Bibas' body to the Red Cross, who then brought her remains to Israel. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hamas previously claimed to have presented Israel the Bibas' remains on Thursday \u2014 but the Jewish state later announced that the body they were given was not the 32-year-old hostage who, with her children, had captivated the sympathies of the world.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The Israel Defense Forces called the action a \u201cserious violation\" of the cease-fire agreement struck between the two warring sides. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":35036377,\"align\":\"center\",\"credits\":\"@IDF/X\",\"chpId\":\"NYPICHPDPICT000098851651\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img src=\"https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/idf-salutes-deceased-hostages-return-98851651_bb514d.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The IDF salutes the deceased hostages as they return home after over 500 days in the hands of terrorists.\" class=\"wp-image-35036377\" /><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The IDF salutes the deceased hostages as they return home after over 500 days in the hands of terrorists.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":35029227,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\",\"credits\":\"REUTERS\",\"chpId\":\"NYPICHPDPICT000098901739\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/palestinian-militant-stands-near-coffins-98901739.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Four coffins are lined up on a stage by Hamas terrorist in the Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis on Feb. 20, 2025.\" class=\"wp-image-35029227\" /><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Four coffins are lined up on a stage by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis on Feb. 20, 2025.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u201cThere are no words that can describe such an atrocity. Hamas not only murdered Ariel and Kfir Bibas in cold blood \u2013 a four-year-old boy and a ten-month-old baby \u2014 but continues to violate every basic moral value even after their death,\u201d Israel\u2019s ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon said in a statement Thursday.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Bibas and her two children Ariel and Kfir \u2014 who were just 4 years old and 10 months old respectively \u2014  were killed while in captivity after being taken hostage on Oct. 7, 2023, Israeli officials said. </p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The two young children were reportedly<a href=\"https://nypost.com/2025/02/21/world-news/hamas-murdered-hostage-brothers-kfir-and-ariel-bibas-with-their-bare-hands-israeli-officials/\"> murdered with bare hands</a> by Hamas, who committed \u201chorrific acts\u201d to cover up their atrocities \u2014 contradicting claims from the terror group that the family had died from Israeli airstrikes.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:image {\"id\":35030767,\"sizeSlug\":\"large\",\"linkDestination\":\"none\",\"align\":\"center\",\"credits\":\"REUTERS\",\"chpId\":\"NYPICHPDPICT000098848639\"} -->\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img src=\"https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/2023-attack-red-cross-part-98848639_a4c2c2.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Palestinian militants carry a coffin on the day Hamas hands over deceased hostages Oded Lifschitz, Shiri Bibas and her two children Kfir and Ariel Bibas, seized during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, to the Red Cross.\" class=\"wp-image-35030767\" /><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Hamas terrorists carry the coffin of one of the victims to Red Cross workers during the exchange.</figcaption></figure>\n<!-- /wp:image -->\n\n<!-- wp:nyp-membership/comments /-->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Yarden Bibas, patriarch of the family, was also taken hostage but was freed, alive, on Feb. 1.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Hamas is expected to free six living hostages on Saturday morning local time as the steps in the cease-fire deal continue to play out.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->","wp_post_date":"February 22, 2025","wp_post_ga_dimensions":"{\"dimension3\":\"hamas,hostages,israel,Israel-Hamas war\",\"dimension2\":\"Shane Galvin\",\"dimension1\":\"article\",\"dimension5\":\"standard\",\"dimension6\":\"Body of Shiri Bibas ID'd as Israeli officials say she was murdered in Hamas captivity with two sons: report\",\"dimension7\":\"\",\"dimension12\":\"Body of Shiri Bibas ID'd by family as  Israel says she was murdered in Hamas captivity\",\"dimension9\":\"2025-02-22\",\"dimension10\":\"00: 44\",\"dimension11\":35036375,\"dimension4\":\"world-news\",\"dimension15\":\"hamas\",\"dimension87\":\"Outbrain Guarantee\",\"dimension16\":473,\"dimension17\":\"no\"}","wp_post_id":"35036375","wp_post_thumbnail":"https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/02/newspress-collage-3y8v4hju5-1740202218737.jpg?1740184297&quality=90&strip=all","wp_post_thumbnail_id":"35036535","wp_post_time":"12:44am","wp_post_title":"Body of Shiri Bibas ID&#8217;d as Israeli officials say she was murdered in Hamas captivity with two sons: report","wp_post_type":"article","wp_post_url":"https://nypost.com/2025/02/22/world-news/israel-confirms-body-of-shiri-bibas-mother-and-hostage-hamas-is-accused-of-murder/"}],"feed_instance_id":"feb44c02-3287-41b5-941e-e1f70d468a1c"}