Israel to Receive Remains of Four Slain Hostages as Nation Mourns

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The remains of four Israeli hostages, Shiri Bibas, Ariel Bibas, Kfir Bibas, and Oded Lifshitz, are set to be returned on Thursday, with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) planning a solemn ceremony in Gaza upon receiving them. The Israeli government confirmed the transfer on Wednesday evening after receiving an official list of the deceased from Hamas.  

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The four were among those kidnapped from Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023. The Prime Minister’s Office stated that their families had been informed, adding, “In this difficult time, our hearts are with the grieving families. We will continue to provide reliable updates as needed and ask to refrain from spreading rumors or unofficial information.”  

 

Shiri and the two boys were abducted by Gazans in plain clothes. They were last seen being handed to an Islamist group called “Kataeb Al-Mujahidin."

Did Hamas abduct the Bibas family?

Shiri and the two boys were abducted by Gazans in plain clothes. They were last seen being handed to an Islamist group called “Kataeb Al-Mujahidin."

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Gaza’s jihadi problem is so much bigger than its government.

 

Hamas had announced earlier in the week that it would be handing over the bodies of Shiri Silberman Bibas and her two young sons, Ariel and Kfir, who were just four years old and nine months old at the time of their abduction. Meanwhile, Palestinian Islamic Jihad had been holding Oded Lifshitz, who was 83 when he was taken hostage. His wife, Yocheved, was kidnapped separately that day but was released 16 days later.  

 

The Lifshitz couple were among the founders of Nir Oz and were lifelong advocates for peace. They dedicated years to assisting Palestinian patients from Gaza in accessing medical treatment in Israel. Oded, a respected journalist and passionate human rights advocate, was known for his commitment to fostering dialogue.  

 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the nation in a video statement, calling Thursday “a shocking day, a day of grief.” He said, “We are bringing home four of our beloved abductees, who have fallen. We embrace the families, and the heart of an entire nation is torn apart. My heart is torn. Yours is too. And the heart of the whole world should be torn as well, because here we see who we are dealing with, what we are dealing with—monsters. We mourn, we hurt, but we are also determined to ensure that such a thing never happens again.”  

 

Shiri Bibas, 32, was kidnapped along with her two sons from their home in Nir Oz. Her husband, Yarden, was abducted separately after leaving their safe room in an attempt to divert the attackers and protect his family. He was later freed from Gaza on February 1.  

 

Footage from the Hamas-led assault showed Shiri clutching her red-haired children as they were forcibly taken. The IDF later released a video showing the family being moved between buildings in Khan Younis in the early days of their captivity.  

 

Ahead of the transfer, the IDF announced preparations for a brief military ceremony in Gaza. The bodies will be handed over to the Red Cross, which will then transport them to Israeli forces inside the Strip. A rabbi will be present at the ceremony, and the remains will be placed in coffins draped with Israeli flags before being carried into IDF vehicles.  

 

Once in Israel, the remains will be transferred to the Abu Kabir forensic institute for identification, a process that may take up to 48 hours depending on their condition. Officials will update the families on the timeline as soon as possible.  

 

The IDF has also stated that it will investigate the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the hostages. At this stage, officials have not verified Hamas’s claims about how they died. It remains unclear how Hamas will conduct the handover, though Israeli media has been urged not to broadcast any potential public displays involving the remains.  

 

The Red Cross emphasized the need for dignity during the transfer, stating, “We must be clear: any degrading treatment during release operations is unacceptable.”  

 

Meanwhile, Hamas is expected to release six living hostages on Saturday: Tal Shoham, Omer Shem-Tov, Eliya Cohen, Omer Wenkert, Avera Mengistu, and Hisham al-Sayed. Al-Sayed and Mengistu have been held captive in Gaza for over a decade after entering the Strip voluntarily, while the others were taken during the October 7 attacks that ignited the war.  

 

Hamas has previously indicated that these six will be the last to be returned under the first phase of hostage releases.

 

 

Based on a report by TOI | Talk TV 2025-02-20

 

 

[Ben Zioner]

We should be returning 400 dead bodies in exchange..

 

If all things were equal...

[Tropicalevo]

If Hamas turn this into another 'dog and pony show', then the attacks on Hamas should be resumed.

[Nick Carter icp]

4 hours ago, Social Media said:

 

 

 

 

   Remove all Palestinians from Gaza .

Change the Rafah name to Bibas .

 

    *But the innocent women and children* 

[Social Media]

Insensitive off topic troll posts removed, the topic here is:

 

Israel to Receive Remains of Four Slain Hostages as Nation Mourns

 

This is expected to happen today. 

 

[Nick Carter icp]

Hamas giving back two dead Children and the Mother , handing the 3 corpses back to the Husband and Father aftrer thney kept them for 16 months . 

   Just when you think that they couldn't sink any lower , when you think they reached the very bottom of the evil nasty pit they inhabit .

   They out do themselves and sink even lower .

Its a war crime to take hostages , Hamas handing back (dead) hostages whilst accusing the victims of war crimes .

   This will be avenged 

 

 

[Bkk Brian]

19 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Hamas giving back two dead Children and the Mother , handing the 3 corpses back to the Husband and Father aftrer thney kept them for 16 months . 

   Just when you think that they couldn't sink any lower , when you think they reached the very bottom of the evil nasty pit they inhabit .

   They out do themselves and sink even lower .

Its a war crime to take hostages , Hamas handing back (dead) hostages whilst accusing the victims of war crimes .

   This will be avenged 

 

 

Sickos indeed, no values, no morality, no humanity. Its a day out for the terrorists in Gaza and the civilians to watch this degrading spectacle organized by monsters. 

 

Show your faces you cowards so that the IDF and the rest of the world know who you are.

 

 

 

Stolen from their home

Taken hostage

Slaughtered for being Jewish

And now their bodies are used by terrorists as a prop in a propaganda spectacle

 

Hamas represents the most repulsive evil on earth. 

[Nick Carter icp]

6 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

Sickos indeed, no values, no morality, no humanity. Its a day out for the terrorists in Gaza and the civilians to watch this degrading spectacle organized by monsters.

 

 

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GkNSsmWW4AEFxoj?format=jpg&name=small

 

 

  They surround themselves with children , children being used as human shields 

 

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UPDATE SKY NEWS

 

Warning: Images show the coffins of hostages including those of young children.
 
BREAKING: The bodies of four Israeli hostages are being handed over by Hamas.

Warning: Images show the coffins of hostages including those of young children.

BREAKING: The bodies of four Israeli hostages are being handed over by Hamas.
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[thai006]

we should send them hell on gaza now   no mercy !!!!!

[Eloquent pilgrim]

 

Hamas and their acolytes are beyond reprehensible; they are a cancer on humanity; what kind of subhuman monster kidnaps a 9 month old and a 4 year old, and then uses their dead bodies as bargaining chips in negotiations.

 

They are the most vile, barbaric, and inhuman scum on planet earth; and to think we have some posters on this forum, that apologise for them, support them, and make false equivalence excuses for them.

 

 

[Nick Carter icp]

Shiri Bibas, Ariel Bibas, 5, and Kfir Bibas, 2, being taken hostage on October 7, 2023.

   You would have thought that one of them (Hamas) would have said 

"Come on , leave the babies alone"

[Eloquent pilgrim]

10 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Shiri Bibas, Ariel Bibas, 5, and Kfir Bibas, 2, being taken hostage on October 7, 2023.

   You would have thought that one of them (Hamas) would have said 

"Come on , leave the babies alone"

 

 

  

 

Unfortunately, that would require one of the terrorists to be in possession of that most basic prerequisite of belonging to the human species, a conscience.

 

 

 

 

 

[Nick Carter icp]

47 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

They are the most vile, barbaric, and inhuman scum on planet earth; and to think we have some posters on this forum, that apologise for them, support them, and make false equivalence excuses for them.

 

   Those posters seem to now be having a break from posting .

No doubt they will be back again shouting about "innocent women and children" when the IDF go looking for Hamas in Gaza

 

[coolcarer]

Gut churning. I honestly didn’t think they would stage this one with their usual propoganda. I was wrong. <deleted> evil bastards that deserve the worst fate that can be inflicted on them. 
 

hamas apologists and supporters hang your heads in shame

[Nick Carter icp]

Coffins convoy driving through a rainy Israel (live)

 

https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-february-20-2025/

 

 

 

 

[Nick Carter icp]

8 hours ago, Nick Carter icp said:

Hamas giving back two dead Children and the Mother , handing the 3 corpses back to the Husband and Father aftrer thney kept them for 16 months . 

   Just when you think that they couldn't sink any lower , when you think they reached the very bottom of the evil nasty pit they inhabit .

   They out do themselves and sink even lower .

Its a war crime to take hostages , Hamas handing back (dead) hostages whilst accusing the victims of war crimes .

   This will be avenged 

 

 

 

   Just realised , those are the four coffins at the bottom right hand side proudly being displayed Infront to 1000's of people  before being handed back to Israel 

[Eloquent pilgrim]

 

 

News just appeared on the BBC that the Israeli military has announced that one of the bodies returned is not that of hostage Shiri Bibas, as claimed by Hamas.

 

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has informed the Bibas family that the bodies of her sons, Ariel and Kfir have been identified after their remains were given to Israel by Hamas on Thursday.

 

More sickening news for this poor family, and god knows where her body is, or if there is even a faint hope that she might still be alive.

 

 

[Bkk Brian]

7 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

 

News just appeared on the BBC that the Israeli military has announced that one of the bodies returned is not that of hostage Shiri Bibas, as claimed by Hamas.

 

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has informed the Bibas family that the bodies of her sons, Ariel and Kfir have been identified after their remains were given to Israel by Hamas on Thursday.

 

More sickening news for this poor family, and god knows where her body is, or if there is even a faint hope that she might still be alive.

OMG, terrible. There's a bit more on it here:

 

Remains ID’d of Oded Lif<deleted>z, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, but other body isn’t the boys’ mom Shiri
IDF says forensic experts can find no match for fourth body handed over by Hamas, slams terror group for ‘very serious violation’ of hostage-ceasefire deal

The shocking statement came after the return of the remains, in a propaganda-filled ceremony, had already sparked anger and mourning across Israel. Hostages’ families demanded the freeing of all the captives, alive and dead, still held by terror groups in Gaza, and leaders vowed to destroy Hamas.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/remains-idd-of-oded-lif<deleted>z-ariel-and-kfir-bibas-but-other-body-isnt-the-boys-mom-shiri/

[JAG]

16 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

 

News just appeared on the BBC that the Israeli military has announced that one of the bodies returned is not that of hostage Shiri Bibas, as claimed by Hamas.

 

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has informed the Bibas family that the bodies of her sons, Ariel and Kfir have been identified after their remains were given to Israel by Hamas on Thursday.

 

More sickening news for this poor family, and god knows where her body is, or if there is even a faint hope that she might still be alive.

 

 

Horrific.

 

HAMAS and the death cult embracing society they have created are <deleted> savages.

 

Beyond redemption, utterly.

[Eloquent pilgrim]

11 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

OMG, terrible. There's a bit more on it here:

 

Remains ID’d of Oded Lif<deleted>z, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, but other body isn’t the boys’ mom Shiri
IDF says forensic experts can find no match for fourth body handed over by Hamas, slams terror group for ‘very serious violation’ of hostage-ceasefire deal

The shocking statement came after the return of the remains, in a propaganda-filled ceremony, had already sparked anger and mourning across Israel. Hostages’ families demanded the freeing of all the captives, alive and dead, still held by terror groups in Gaza, and leaders vowed to destroy Hamas.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/remains-idd-of-oded-lif<deleted>z-ariel-and-kfir-bibas-but-other-body-isnt-the-boys-mom-shiri/

 

 

It is just another example of the mounting evidence that Hamas do not want peace under any circumstances, and are determined to provoke Israel into resuming the war; maybe they are concerned that sympathy for them is waning, but more likely that there is no place for them if peace is ever achieved.

 

If you think about their position as a terrorist organisation, peace has nothing to offer them, it is not, and never has been, one of their objectives; their founding charter / covenant tells everyone their only objective.

 

 

[Eloquent pilgrim]

40 minutes ago, JAG said:

Horrific.

 

HAMAS and the death cult embracing society they have created are <deleted> savages.

 

Beyond redemption, utterly.

 

Indeed, and the IDF have just announced that the two children "were brutally murdered by terrorists in captivity in November 2023", according to intelligence and forensic findings. Hamas had said the boys and their mother were killed in an Israeli bombing.

 

I wonder where this forums Hamas apologists like @billd766 have to say about this ?

 

 

 

 

[hotsun]

6 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

Indeed, and the IDF have just announced that the two children "were brutally murdered by terrorists in captivity in November 2023", according to intelligence and forensic findings. Hamas had said the boys and their mother were killed in an Israeli bombing.

 

I wonder where this forums Hamas apologists like @billd766 have to say about this ?

 

 

 

 

Why single out just one. Theres so many of them. Even many jews themselves are conflicted about what they believe. Easy to be comfortable in ones beliefs when no one is forcing you to go to the middle east

[Nick Carter icp]

9 hours ago, Bkk Brian said:

OMG, terrible. There's a bit more on it here:

 

Remains ID’d of Oded Lif<deleted>z, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, but other body isn’t the boys’ mom Shiri

 

    Hamas have now asked for the body back 

[Bkk Brian]

2 minutes ago, Nick Carter icp said:

 

    Hamas have now asked for the body back 

They've lost the plot completely. They need finishing off!! Evil <deleted>