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Bodies of Bibas Family and 84-year-old Israeli Man Released From Gaza in Sickening Terror Propaganda Show

Coffins carrying the slain hostages were placed on the stage, each with a picture and the text ‘date of arrest: 7 October 2023.’ 

AP/Abdel Kareem Hana
A militant stands next to the coffins containing the bodies of hostages, from right to left, Shiri Bibas, her two children, Ariel and Kfir and Oded Lifshitz, who was 83 when he was abducted before they are handed over to the Red Cross at Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, February 20, 2025. AP/Abdel Kareem Hana
JOTAM CONFINO
JOTAM CONFINO

TEL AVIV — The Israeli nation watched in anger and pain as the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including two children and their mother, were released from Gaza in a horrific spectacle of terror propaganda. 

Oded Lifshitz, 84, Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir were released in Khan Younis with a stage set up for the occasion, as well as loud speakers, music and dozens of armed and masked Hamas members. 

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JOTAM CONFINO
JOTAM CONFINO

Mr. Confino is a Middle East correspondent based in Israel, where he’s been covering the region since 2018.

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