Full statement by the Israel Defense Forces: After the completion of the identification process by the National Institute of Forensic Medicine in collaboration with the Israel Police, IDF representatives informed the Bibas family that their loved ones, Ariel and Kfir Bibas, of blessed memory, have been identified. According to professional assessments, based on the intelligence available to us and forensic findings from the identification process, Ariel and Kfir Bibas were brutally murdered in captivity by terrorists in November 2023. During the identification process, it was determined that the additional body received was not that of Shiri Bibas, and no match was found with any other hostage. The body remains unidentified. This constitutes a severe violation by the Hamas terrorist organization, which, according to the agreement, is obligated to return four murdered hostages. We demand that Hamas return Shiri along with all our hostages. Ariel Bibas, of blessed memory, was four years old at the time of his death, and Kfir Bibas, of blessed memory, was ten months old. They were kidnapped along with their mother, Shiri Bibas, from their home in Nir Oz. Yarden Bibas, the father of the family, went out to protect them and was abducted before Shiri and the children. Yarden was returned as part of the hostage return agreement on February 1, 2025. We share in the deep sorrow of the Bibas family during this difficult time and will continue to make every effort to bring Shiri and all the hostages home as soon as possible.
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