…Insists their mother’s corpse must be returned…else
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) has said that Hamas terrorists murdered children, Ariel and Kfir Bibas “with their bare hands” weeks after their kidnapping on 7 October 2023.
“We can confirm that baby Kfir Bibas, just 10 months old, and his older brother Ariel, aged four, were both brutally murdered by terrorists while being held hostage in Gaza no later than November 2023. These two innocent children were taken hostage alive, along with their mother, Shiri, from their home on 7 October 2023,” IDF spokesperson, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said.
Hamas insist that the Bibas boys and their mother, Shiri, were killed by an Israeli airstrike. However, Hadari says those claims are lies, that Ariel and Kfir Bibas were “murdered in cold blood.”
Hagari said, ”The terrorists did not shoot the two young boys – they killed them with their bare hands. Afterward, they committed horrific acts to cover up these atrocities. This assessment is based on forensic findings and intelligence that supports these conclusions. We have shared this intelligence and the forensic findings with our partners around the world so they can verify it.
”The entire world must know exactly how the Hamas terrorist organization operates. Ariel and Kfir were murdered, and then yesterday, their bodies were returned in a cynical and cruel ceremony in Gaza. Shiri Bibas, who was meant to be returned with her children to Israel as part of the agreement, was not returned by Hamas. Hamas lied and violated the agreement.
”The body that Hamas falsely claimed was Shiri’s was not hers, nor was it any other hostage. Instead, Hamas sent over the body of an unidentified woman. This is yet more evidence of Hamas’s barbaric cruelty.”
Hagari says Israel demands that Shiri Bibas be returned to Israel swiftly.
It is worth noting that Israel’s claims have yet to be verified by independent sources.
Netanyahu threatens hell for Hamas for not returning captive
Hell to pay! PM Netanyahu vows as hostage not returned
Meanwhile, Netanyahu has condemned Hamas after the Israeli military said one of the bodies released by the militant group did not belong to Shiri Bibas or any of the captives held in Gaza, accusing it of violating the ceasefire. The cruelty of the Hamas monsters knows no bounds,” he said in a video statement.
Netanyahu added that his government will “ensure Hamas pays the full price for this cruel and evil violation of the agreement.”
Bibas family says Netanyahu abandoned their loved ones
Ofri Bibas displaying placard seeking for release of her family
Relatedly, Israel’s Bibas family accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Friday of failing to protect their loved ones during Hamas’s 2023 attack and of failing to bring them home.
“There is no forgiveness for abandoning them on October 7, and no forgiveness for abandoning them in captivity. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, we did not receive an apology from you in this painful moment,” Ofri Bibas said in a statement.
She said the family was still waiting to know the “fate” of her sister-in-law Shiri Bibas and was “not seeking revenge right now.”
