"Hamas" announced that they had handed over the body of Shiri Bibas to the Red Cross, DPA reported, quoted by BTA.
The remains of the Israeli woman, taken hostage in the attack carried out by the Palestinian Islamist movement against Israel on October 7, 2023, were scheduled to be handed over yesterday along with those of her two young children. However, the Israeli army subsequently announced that the body was not Shiri Bibas's, but that of an unknown woman.
"Hamas" admitted that a mistake may have been made.
Whether unintentionally or intentionally, the confusion of the bodies has sparked angry reactions in Israel, DPA notes.
According to the plan, "Hamas" is to release today the last six living hostages, who are scheduled to be exchanged for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners during the implementation of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.
The International Committee of the Red Cross confirmed that it had handed over the remains of another person to Israel, Agence France-Presse reported.
A spokesman told the agency that Israel had received the body, adding that he could not provide "any further details".