{"id":2405413,"date":"2025-02-21T22:01:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T03:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-hands-over-another-body-it-believes-to-be-shiri-bibas-after-providing-wrong-corpse-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T22:02:31","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T03:02:31","slug":"hamas-hands-over-another-body-it-believes-to-be-shiri-bibas-after-providing-wrong-corpse-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-hands-over-another-body-it-believes-to-be-shiri-bibas-after-providing-wrong-corpse-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas hands over another body it believes to be Shiri Bibas after providing wrong corpse &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhamas-hands-over-another-body-it-believes-to-be-shiri-bibas-after-providing-wrong-corpse-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2405413&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>hamas has \u200chanded over what they believe to be\u200b the body of Shiri Babas to \u2063the Red Cross, after\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/see-it-kitties-love-elon-musks-starlink-satellite-dish\/\" title=\"SEE IT: Kitties Love Elon Musk\u2019s Starlink Satellite Dish\">initially providing<\/a> the wrong corpse. The mix-up has heightened tensions between Hamas and Israel during a \u2063fragile ceasefire.Babas was taken hostage during Hamas&#8217;s \u200binitial attack on October 7, 2023, along with her two children, who are \u200bbelieved to\u2064 have been \u2063killed by Hamas\u2064 forces.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime \u2063Minister \u2062Benjamin Netanyahu expressed outrage at the error, underscoring \u2064the cruelty of Hamas and affirming Israel&#8217;s\u2062 commitment to securing the\u2063 release of all hostages. The \u2062initial body was identified through\u200d DNA testing as an unidentified Gazan woman, leading Hamas to \u200dclaim the mistake was due to confusion from Israeli bombings. The fragile ceasefire between the two sides is nearing\u200d its end, with uncertainty \u2063regarding its potential \u2062extension.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hamas hands over another body it believes to be Shiri Bibas after providing wrong corpse<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2016266\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hamas<\/a> handed another body believed to be hostage <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3326058\/netanyahu-israel-hamas-shiri-bibas-hostage-exchange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Shiri Babas<\/a> to the Red Cross on Friday after giving them the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/manifesto-reveals-trans-nashville-shooters-hatred-of-christianity\/\" title=\"Manifesto Reveals Trans Nashville Shooter&#039;s Hatred Of Christianity\">wrong person&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s body.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The initial mistake stirred more bad blood between Hamas and Israel during a time in which the two sides are going through a tense ceasefire. It&rsquo;s unknown if this body is actually Babas.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas took Babas and her two children hostage during their initial Oct. 7, 2023, attack.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Tonight, at the request of the parties, an ICRC team received human remains, which were then transferred to Israeli authorities,&rdquo; the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Friday, adding, &ldquo;The ICRC cannot confirm any additional details.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hamas officials <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/02\/21\/world\/middleeast\/hamas-israel-shiri-bibas.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> the <em>Washington Post <\/em>that they believed the first body to be Babas when they turned it over along with the remains of her two children for Palestinian prisoners. The Israel Defense Forces believed that Hamas killed Babas&rsquo; two young boys &ldquo;with their bare hands.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The children&rsquo;s father was kidnapped as well but was freed earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3326058\/netanyahu-israel-hamas-shiri-bibas-hostage-exchange\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">showed his fury<\/a> Friday toward the mistake.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The cruelty of the Hamas monsters knows no bounds. Not only did they kidnap the father, Yarden Bibas, the young mother, Shiri, and their two small babies. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pure-evil-israelis-open-box-containing-mother-hamas-executed-find-palestinians-sent-someone-else\/\" title=\"Pure Evil: ...is Open Box Containing Mother ... Executed, Find Palestinians Sent Someone Else\">unspeakably cynical manner<\/a>, they did not return Shiri to her little children, the little angels, and they put the body of a Gazan woman in a coffin,&rdquo; the Israeli leader said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will act with determination to bring Shiri home along with all our hostages, both living and dead, and ensure that Hamas pays the full price for this cruel and evil violation of the agreement,&rdquo; he continued.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Israeli officials determined the first <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">body wasn&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t Babas after DNA testing showed it was an &ldquo;anonymous, unidentified body&rdquo; and didn&rsquo;t match any of the hostages. The woman turned out to be Gazan, and Hamas claimed they made the mistake because of Israeli bombing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We point out the possibility of an error or overlap in the bodies, which may be the result of the occupation targeting and bombing the place where the family was with other Palestinians,&rdquo; Hamas said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3228342\/department-of-government-efficiency-what-to-know\/\"><strong>WHAT IS DOGE? WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas remains tenuous and potentially fleeting. The first phase will expire in less than two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Neither side has agreed to extend it into the next phase.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2016266\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2016266\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamas delivers another body thought to be Shiri Bibas after mistakenly providing the wrong one, escalating tensions with Israel amid a fragile ceasefire<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2405414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Hamas-body.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[50859,50400,50858,32076],"class_list":["post-2405413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-body-exchange","tag-hamas-2","tag-shiri-bibas","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Hamas-body.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2405413"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2405417,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2405413\/revisions\/2405417"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2405414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2405413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2405413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2405413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}