Israeli assessment shows that Israeli Army spokesman Daniel Hagari said Friday that two young Israeli hostages Ariel and Kfir Bibas were murdered in the Gaza Strip.
Contrary to Hamas' claims, Hagary said in an article on Friday's X and in a telegram that contrary to Hamas' claims, Ariel and Kefire were not killed in the airstrike, but were Murdered. He added that the terrorists did not shoot two boys, “but they killed them with their naked hands.”
Ariel was four years old and Kfir was 10 months old when the kidnapping was in October 2023.
Hagary continued that the terrorists subsequently committed “terrible acts” to cover up their atrocities, but provided no further details.
The assessment is based on forensic results of the identification of the body handed over Thursday and unspecified intelligence results.
Hamas accused Israel of causing the death of two children and their mother Shiri, who were kidnapped by Israel in a second air strike on October 7, 2023. The woman's body is said to have been buried under rubble along with other victims.
