Since the start of the Gaza war, I've tracked statements made by Hamas and the Palestinian Mujahideen Movement, which are the two terrorist groups involved in the kidnapping of Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir Bibas. The mother and children were abducted by terrorists on Oct. 7 and taken to Khan Yunis, where CCTV footage published by the IDF showed the family at a training camp used by the Palestinian Mujahadeen Movement, aka Palestinian Mujahideen Brigades (a Hamas ally). On November 29, 2023, Hamas announced that Israel killed Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir in an airstrike. The group blamed Israel for the family's death. Hamas did NOT provide evidence to support its claim. The Palestinian Mujahideen Movement published a follow-up statement declaring that an Israeli airstrike killed Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir, along with members of the organization who were holding the family hostage. Like the Hamas statement, the group did NOT provide evidence to support its claim. Hamas stated today that they will hand over the bodies of the Bibas family on Thursday. Over the coming days, I expect both Hamas and the Palestinian Mujahideen Movement to deflect responsibility for the murder of the Bibas family members (if confirmed by Israel) and they will maintain the position of blaming an Israeli airstrike for their deaths.
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