With Hamas Set to Release Living and Dead Hostages, the Bibas Family’s Fate Still in Doubt

Hamas said it was returning the bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two children, but Israeli authorities have not yet confirmed their deaths.
With Hamas Set to Release Living and Dead Hostages, the Bibas Family’s Fate Still in Doubt
Kfir Bibas, the youngest hostage taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. Courtesy of the Bibas Family via the Forum of Families of Hostages and Missing Persons
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Hamas said it would release on Saturday six living Israeli hostages and, on Thursday, return the bodies of four others.

Only one of the dead hostages has been identified by Israeli authorities.