A crowd is gathered at Hostages' Square in Tel Aviv, a few hours after Hamas handed over the bodies of four captives held in the Gaza Strip, on Feb. 20, 2025. (Credit: Jack Guez/AFP)
The accusations made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raise serious concerns about the future of the cease-fire in Gaza. On Friday, the Israeli prime minister alleged that Hamas had violated the truce by failing to return the body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas. The previous day, the group had handed over the first remains of hostages taken since Oct. 7, 2023. While the bodies of Bibas's two children were returned, the remains of Shiri Bibas were reportedly identified as those of a woman from Gazan, the Israeli army later claimed. In a Friday video statement, Netanyahu vowed to "act with determination" to bring Bibas’s body home, along with all other hostages — both living and dead — and warned that Hamas would "pay the price" for what he called a "brazen violation of the agreement." Read more Why are some former...
The accusations made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu raise serious concerns about the future of the cease-fire in Gaza. On Friday, the Israeli prime minister alleged that Hamas had violated the truce by failing to return the body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas. The previous day, the group had handed over the first remains of hostages taken since Oct. 7, 2023. While the bodies of Bibas's two children were returned, the remains of Shiri Bibas were reportedly identified as those of a woman from Gazan, the Israeli army later claimed. In a Friday video statement, Netanyahu vowed to "act with determination" to bring Bibas’s body home, along with all other hostages — both living and dead — and warned that Hamas would "pay the price" for what he called a "brazen violation of the agreement." Read more Why are some former...
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