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Israel’s military said an identification process found the body returned from Gaza did not belong to Shiri Bibas or any other captive.

Published On 21 Feb 2025

  • Israel’s military has claimed that one of the four bodies of Israeli captives handed over in Gaza on Thursday is not that of Shiri Bibas, describing the remains as “anonymous” and demanding Hamas return the correct body.
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered an intensification of military operations in the occupied West Bank after three parked buses exploded in Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv, without casualties.