IDF confirms return of Ariel and Kfir Bibas

IDF: Ariel and Kfir Bibas were murdered by Hamas but 3rd body is not their mother Shiri
On Friday morning, the boys' aunt posted a grieving message on Facebook, vowing, "We are not giving up on your mom, Shiri."
Slain hostages Oded Lifshitz, Shiri, Kfir and Ariel Bibas to be returned to Israel
The three were taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 from their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz, alongside father Yarden Bibas.
Shock and outrage after release of hostage remains shows body of Shiri Bibas not released; 3 others murdered
There was an outpouring of outrage following the cruel release ceremony on Thursday, in which Hamas paraded the coffins of Israeli hostages on a stage decorated with fake bombs and Hamas propaganda
Hamas hands over remains said to be those of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, Oded Lifshitz in latest ceasefire exchange
The remains are said to include those of Shiri Bibas and her two young children, Ariel and Kfir, who were abducted from a kibbutz in southern Israel during the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.
Two bodies returned by Hamas identified as Bibas children, mother Shiri not among them
The Israeli military said that the body released by Hamas and purported to be of Shiri Bibas did not match, "this is an anonymous, unidentified body.”
IDF confirms return of Ariel and Kfir Bibas, states Shiri Bibas not returned
The IDF confirmed on Friday morning that the hostage remains released on Thursday belonged to Ariel and Kfir Bibas. However, the third body "was not that of Shiri Bibs, and no match was found for any other abductee.
Ukrainian Jewish man takes name Kfir Ariel in honor of Bibas brothers
❤️ This Man Was Just Named Kfir Ariel, After The Two Bibas Brothers.This man, a Jew from Ukraine, never had a Jewish name.
Hamas terrorists brutally murdered hostage brothers Kfir and Ariel Bibas with their ‘bare hands’: Israeli officials
Hamas terrorists brutally murdered Ariel and Kfir Bibas with their bare hands, Israel said — despite the terror group long claiming the children were killed in a targeted airstrike carried ...
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Gaza ceasefire faces new hurdles as Hamas releases bodies of slain hostages, only 3 of 4 identified
Hamas released four caskets ostensibly carrying the remains of four Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, but one contained the ...
The Times of Israel2d
Bodies of slain hostages brought to Israel after grotesque Hamas ceremony, 503 days since they were abducted alive
Caskets said to hold bodies of Shiri Bibas, young sons Ariel and Kfir, and Oded Lifshitz handed to Red Cross, then IDF; driven through Israel to forensic institute for ID process ...
'The smallest coffins are the heaviest': Israel grieves youngest hostages
The return of the children in coffins, and their mother's absence, is being painfully felt across the country.
Israel claims 10-month-old Kfir Babas and four-year-old brother Ariel killed by Hamas 'with their bare hands' while held hostage
Israel has claimed two Israeli brothers were "murdered in cold blood", accusing terrorists of "using their bare hands" to ...
The Times of Israel2d
Feb. 20: IDF to step up counterterror op in some West Bank areas after attempted bus bombings
None hurt as 3 bombs explode on empty buses in Tel Aviv area, 2 others disabled * Israel: PIJ murdered Oded Lifshitz in ...