We cannot mourn until Shiri Bibas is returned, family says

The sister-in-law of hostage Shiri Bibas said the household is "not seeking revenge close now" and called for her instrumentality from Gaza aft Israel said Hamas had released the assemblage of an unidentified woman.

Ofri Bibas Levy said successful a connection that the household could not mourn Shiri's sons, whose bodies were handed over, until their parent is returned.

Israel accused Hamas of violating the ceasefire aft forensic investigating revealed the assemblage returned connected Thursday was not Shiri.

A Hamas spokesperson said her remains look to person been mixed up with different bodies nether rubble aft an Israeli aerial strike. The radical said it was investigating and affirmed its "full committedness to each our obligations" successful the ceasefire.

The 3 different bodies fixed backmost to Israel connected Thursday person been identified arsenic Shiri's sons Ariel and Kfir, who would person been aged 5 and two, and bid activistic Oded Lifschitz, 84, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.

Hamas antecedently said the parent and her 2 children were killed successful an Israeli aerial strike.

However, Israel said connected Thursday quality and forensics amusement the boys "were brutally murdered by terrorists successful captivity successful November 2023".

Ms Bibas Levy, sister of Shiri's hubby Yarden Bibas, who was released by Hamas connected 1 February, said: "We are inactive waiting for Shiri and fearfulness for her fate."

The events of caller days "emphasizes the urgent request to bring Shiri backmost to us, prevention the lives of the surviving hostages, and instrumentality each the fallen for burial", she said,

Her connection came aft Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would "take revenge".

"For Ariel and Kfir's sake, and for Yarden's sake, we are not seeking revenge close now," Ms Bibas Levy said. "We are asking for Shiri."

Ms Bibas Levy said it was "Israel's work and obligation" to bring her household members backmost live aft they were taken hostage during the Hamas attacks connected 7 October 2023.

"There is nary forgiveness for abandoning them connected October 7, and nary forgiveness for abandoning them successful captivity," she said.

In a connection earlier connected Friday, Netanyahu said: "Ariel, Kfir and Oded: I americium truthful atrocious we couldn't prevention you from the monsters who did this."

The "devastating news" that Shiri's assemblage had not yet been returned has brought "profound grief" to the family, her sister-in-law said.

To her deceased nephews, Ms Bibas Levy said: "I'm atrocious I cannot yet outcry for you. We are waiting for Mommy Shiri."

Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas were aged 32, 4 and 9 months erstwhile they were kidnapped during the 7 October attacks.

About 1,200 radical - mostly civilians - were killed successful the attacks and 251 others taken backmost to Gaza arsenic hostages. Israel launched a monolithic subject run against Hamas successful response, which has killed astatine slightest 48,297 Palestinians - chiefly civilians - according to the Hamas-run wellness ministry.