Overview

• Israeli authorities confirmed the identities of Kfir (10 months old) and Ariel Bibas (4 years old) as two of the child hostages killed, based on forensic and intelligence investigations.
• The third body handed over by Hamas does not belong to Shiri Bibas, the children's mother, nor any other known hostage, raising questions about Hamas' compliance with the agreement.
• The two children were reportedly killed in captivity in November 2023; Hamas claims they died in an Israeli airstrike, but Israeli investigations suggest they were murdered by their captors.
• The remains of Oded Lifschitz, an 84-year-old journalist and activist, were also identified; his family endured over 500 days of uncertainty about his fate.
• The transfer of the bodies by Hamas was marked by a public display seen as propaganda, drawing international condemnation for its lack of dignity and respect for the victims.